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Active galactic nucleus (AGN) feedback is widely viewed as the most promising solution to the long-standing cooling flow problem in galaxy clusters, yet previous models prescribe jet properties inconsistent with accretion physics. We…

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Accurate modeling of active galactic nucleus (AGN) feedback, especially due to relativistic jets, is crucial for understanding the cool-core problem in galaxy clusters. We present a new subgrid method to model accretion onto and feedback…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-02-24 Ying-He Celeste Lü , Paul M. Ricker

Aims. We study the individual and cumulative impact of stellar feedback processes on massive black hole (MBH) growth in a simulated low-mass dwarf galaxy. Methods. A suite of high-resolution radiation-hydrodynamic simulations called Noctua…

We study the formation and evolution of elliptical galaxies and how they suppress star formation and maintain it quenched. A one-zone chemical model which follows in detail the time evolution of gas mass and its chemical abundances during…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-11-30 Marta Molero , Francesca Matteucci , Luca Ciotti

Active galactic nucleus (AGN) feedback is a key ingredient in galaxy evolution, yet its impact on the cold atomic gas reservoir -- the neutral hydrogen (HI) phase -- remains poorly constrained. We present the most extensive spatially…

We study the impact of outflows driven by active galactic nuclei (AGN) on galaxy formation. Outflows move into the surrounding intergalactic medium (IGM) and heat it sufficiently to prevent it from condensing onto galaxies. In the dense,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Evan Scannapieco , Joseph Silk , Rychard Bouwens

We study the effect of AGN mechanical and radiation feedback on the formation of bulge dominated galaxies via mergers of disc galaxies. The merging galaxies have mass-ratios of 1:1 to 6:1 and include pre-existing hot gaseous halos to…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-16 Ena Choi , Thorsten Naab , Jeremiah P. Ostriker , Peter H. Johansson , Benjamin P. Moster

Supermassive black holes at the centre of galaxies gain mass through accretion disks. Models predict that quasi-spherical winds, expelled by the black hole during active accretion phases, have a key role in shaping galaxy evolution by…

Cool outflows are now commonly observed in galaxies, but their physical origin and driving mechanism remain unclear. Active galactic nucleus (AGN) feedback can potentially accelerate cool galactic outflows via cosmic rays (CR) and radiation…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-12-21 W. Ishibashi , A. C. Fabian

We find, from high-resolution hydro simulations, that winds from AGN effectively heat the inner parts (~100 pc) of elliptical galaxies, reducing infall to the central SMBH; and radiative (photoionization and X-ray) heating reduces cooling…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-18 L. Ciotti , J. P. Ostriker , D. Proga

Although active galactic nuclei (AGN) feedback is required in simulations of galaxies to regulate star formation, further downstream effects on the dark matter distribution of the halo and stellar kinematics of the central galaxy can be…

We investigate how AGN disk turbulence affects the orbital dynamics of a stellar-mass black hole (BH) initially located at a migration trap, focusing on the long-term behavior of eccentricity and inclination in the quasi-embedded regime. We…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-11-05 Alessandro Alberto Trani , Pierfrancesco Di Cintio

Recent well resolved numerical simulations of AGN feedback have shown that its effects on the host galaxy may be not only negative but also positive. In the late gas poor phase, AGN feedback blows the gas away and terminates star formation.…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-16 Kastytis Zubovas , Sergei Nayakshin , Andrew King , Mark Wilkinson

The observed super-massive black hole (SMBH) mass -- galaxy velocity dispersion ($M_{\rm bh} - \sigma$) correlation may be established when winds/outflows from the SMBH drive gas out of the potential wells of classical bulges. Here we…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-14 Sergei Nayakshin , Chris Power

In these proceedings I briefly: (1) review the impact (or "feedback") that active galactic nuclei (AGN) are predicted to have on their host galaxies and larger scale environment, (2) review the observational evidence for or against these…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-18 C. M. Harrison

Cosmological constraints derived from galaxy clusters rely on accurate predictions of cluster observable properties, in which feedback from active galactic nuclei (AGN) is a critical component. In order to model the physical effects due to…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-05 H. -Y. K. Yang , P. M. Sutter , P. M. Ricker

We present a numerical study of the impact of AGN accretion and feedback on the star formation history of barred disc galaxies. Our goal is to determine whether the effect of feedback is positive (enhanced star formation) or negative…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-06-28 Fidèle Robichaud , David Williamson , Hugo Martel , Daisuke Kawata , Sara L. Ellison

We study the imprints of AGN feedback and physical viscosity on the properties of galaxy clusters using hydrodynamical simulation models carried out with the TreeSPH code GADGET-2. Besides self-gravity of dark matter and baryons, our…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 Debora Sijacki , Volker Springel

Numerical simulations of active galactic nuclei (AGN) feedback in cool-core galaxy clusters have successfully avoided classical cooling flows, but often produce too much cold gas. We perform adaptive mesh simulations that include…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-09-30 Yuan Li , Greg L. Bryan , Mateusz Ruszkowski , G. Mark Voit , Brian W. O'Shea , Megan Donahue

A fundamental role is attributed to supermassive black holes (SMBH), and the feedback they generate, in the evolution of galaxies. But theoretical models trying to reproduce the relation between the SMBH mass and stellar velocity dispersion…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2014-03-25 Thaisa Storchi-Bergmann