第27回（講演 2）

How Does Galaxy Environment Influence AGN Activity?

エミル・カビブイーン氏

カルテック, Kavli IPMU

要旨

The development of virial mass estimates for the central black hole using one quasar spectrum has allowed a dramatic improvement in our understanding of supermassive black hole evolution. I will describe several new puzzles arising from the combination of virial masses with luminosity and redshift measurements, many of which are inconsistent with our current understanding of quasar evolution. I will also describe a new class of quasars that does not appear to fit easily into current models for quasar accretion.