The Dynamics and Evolution of Supermassive Black Holes in Merging Galaxies

The Dynamics and Evolution of Supermassive Black Holes in Merging Galaxies

This thesis is a theoretical study of supermassive black holes (SMBHs) in merging galaxies. We consider the dynamics that govern inspiralling SMBH pairs and gravitational-wave (GW) recoiling SMBHs, as well as the fueling of active galactic nuclei (AGN) during galaxy mergers. In particular, we focus...

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Main Author: Blecha, Laura Elizabeth
Other Authors: Loeb, Abraham
Language:en_US
Published: Harvard University 2012
Subjects:
astrophysics
astronomy
active galactic nuclei
black holes
galaxy evolution
galaxy mergers
gravitational waves
Online Access:http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:10257
http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:9366600

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http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:10257
http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:9366600

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