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The role of black holes in galaxy formation and evolution

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  • A. Cattaneo

    (Astrophysikalisches Institut Potsdam, An der Sternwarte 16, 14482 Potsdam, Germany
    Observatoire de Lyon, Université de Lyon 1, 9 avenue Charles André, 69561 Saint Genis Laval cedex, France)

  • S. M. Faber

    (University of California Observatories/Lick Observatory, University of California, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA)

  • J. Binney

    (University of Oxford, Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3RH, UK)

  • A. Dekel

    (Racah Institute of Physics, The Hebrew University)

  • J. Kormendy

    (University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712, USA)

  • R. Mushotzky

    (Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771, USA)

  • A. Babul

    (University of Victoria, Elliot Building, 3800 Finnerty Road, Victoria, British Columbia V8P 1A1, Canada)

  • P. N. Best

    (Institute for Astronomy, Royal Observatory, Blackford Hill, Edinburgh EH9 3HJ, UK)

  • M. Brüggen

    (Jacobs University Bremen, Campus Ring 1)

  • A. C. Fabian

    (Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0HA, UK)

  • C. S. Frenk

    (Institute for Computational Cosmology, University of Durham, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, UK)

  • A. Khalatyan

    (Observatoire Astronomique Marseille-Provence, 38 rue Frédéric Joliot-Curie, 13388 Marseille cedex 13, France)

  • H. Netzer

    (Wise Observatory, University of Tel Aviv)

  • A. Mahdavi

    (San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, California 94132, USA)

  • J. Silk

    (University of Oxford, Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3RH, UK)

  • M. Steinmetz

    (Astrophysikalisches Institut Potsdam, An der Sternwarte 16, 14482 Potsdam, Germany)

  • L. Wisotzki

    (Astrophysikalisches Institut Potsdam, An der Sternwarte 16, 14482 Potsdam, Germany)

Abstract

Galaxies and black holes The massive black holes found at the centre of most galaxies, including our own, release prodigious amounts of energy that power spectacular phenomena such as quasars and active galactic nuclei. If just a tiny fraction of that energy were absorbed into the host galaxy it could stop star formation in its tracks by heating and ejecting the ambient gas. The latest of our 'IYA 2009' reviews, marking the International Year of Astronomy and collected together on http://www.nature.com/astro09 , tackles one of the central questions in galaxy evolution — the degree to which black hole activity has limited star formation in large elliptical galaxies. These contain much less cool gas and fewer young stars than spiral galaxies, a contrast that could relate to how the central black hole interacts with its surroundings.

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  • A. Cattaneo & S. M. Faber & J. Binney & A. Dekel & J. Kormendy & R. Mushotzky & A. Babul & P. N. Best & M. Brüggen & A. C. Fabian & C. S. Frenk & A. Khalatyan & H. Netzer & A. Mahdavi & J. Silk & M. S, 2009. "The role of black holes in galaxy formation and evolution," Nature, Nature, vol. 460(7252), pages 213-219, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:460:y:2009:i:7252:d:10.1038_nature08135
    DOI: 10.1038/nature08135
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