Cosmological Evolution of Supermassive Black Holes
by
Suchetana Chatterjee(Yale University)
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Asia/Kolkata
A 269 (Colaba Campus)
A 269
Colaba Campus
TAP Seminar Room
Description
Through recent observations it has been shown that active galactic nuclei (AGN)/supermassive black holes
(SMBH) play an important role in the formation and evolution of structures in the universe. Using one of the
first cosmological simulations that include self-consistent modeling of black hole growth and energy feedback
from the central engine along with the physics of galaxy formation, I will discuss the paradigm of AGN/SMBH
co-evolution along with dark matter and galaxies in the universe.In particular I will describe the impact of
AGN feedback on the microwave background through the Sunyaev-Zeldovich distortion caused by the hot gas around
AGN and the halo occupation distribution of AGN with its implication in understanding AGN clustering.