CRA Seminar by Aycin Aykutalp (Los Alamos National Laboratory)

Title: Long- and Short-Distance Relationships with Massive Black Holes

Abstract : In the last decade, growth of supermassive black holes in the centers of galaxies and their role in shaping the evolution of galaxies and their star formation histories has become a central topic in cosmology. However, the underlying physics of how a black hole affects the evolution of its host galaxy as well as nearby halos around its vicinity are still not well understood. In this seminar, I will talk about how an accreting black hole can affect the thermodynamics of the interstellar (short-distance) and intergalactic (long-distance) medium and induce/inhibit formation of objects through radiation. I will further provide observational diagnostics for finding the fingerprints of massive black holes in the early universe with forthcoming telescopes such as James Webb Space Telescope.