1. The effects of Chern-Simons Gravity and Electromagnetic fields in Blach Hole space-time 2. Space-time rotation induced Landau quantization

Takahashi Rohta

Tomakomai National College of Technology

1. One of the goals of galactic center black hole observations is the validation of theories of gravity. In addition, recent radio observations have revealed visibility and positional information of light source, and in hte near future we will obtain interferometer observations that will show how the magnetic radiation plasma...

Are Lyman alpha emitters the building blocks of the Milky Way?

Hidenobu Yajima

Pennsylvania State University

Strong Lyman alpha emitting galaxies have been observed in large numbers over a wide range in redshift. Such galaxies are called Lyman alpha emitters (LAEs), and they are thought to be galaxies in the early stages of evolution. However, there are still many open questions regarding their formation and evolution....

The AGN/Starburst connection at z~2 from an IR/submillimeter point of view

Laurie Riguccini

Ehime University

It is well known nowadays that most of the mass assembly occurs at z~1-3. However, a non-negligible fraction of the star formation across cosmic time occurred within dust-enshrouded environments. One important question is therefore whether we really know the exact amount of star formation activity, which could be strongly biased...

The effect of photo-dissociation in the mass accretion phase of PopIII.1 stars

Hajime Susa

Konan University

Studies throughout the past decade indicate that the mass of the first generation of stars was extremely large, unlike most stars in our galaxy. However, according to recent work on the mass accretion phase, the gas is likely to fragment and produce a cluster of stars, rather than accreting smoothly...

The formation of the first stars and galaxies

Thomas Greif

Max Planck Institut für Astrophysik

One of the final frontiers in modern cosmology is the formation of the first stars and galaxies at the end of the cosmic dark ages, when the Universe transitioned from its simple initial state to one of ever increasing complexity. I will discuss how the first bound gas clouds condensed...

Modeling the Electromagnetic Signature of Merging Supermassive Black Holes

Takamitsu Tanaka

Max Planck Institut für Astrophysik

Recently, intense attention has focused on the possibility that merging supermassive black hole binaries could be observed with both electromagnetic and gravitational waves. Such multi-messenger studies would (i) probe dark energy out to z~10, and (ii) allow follow-up studies of active galactic nuclei with central engines whose masses and spins...

A Road to Supermassive Black Hole Merger

Kimitake Hayasaki

Kyoto University

Hierarchical structure formation hypothesis inevitably leads to the formation of binary supermassive black holes (SMBHs) on a subparsec scale in merged galactic nuclei. However, to date there has been no unambiguous detection of such systems. In this talk, I propose how binary SMBHs merge and a feasible method to detect...

25^th Seminar 1. The effects of Chern-Simons Gravity and Electromagnetic fields in Blach Hole space-time 2. Space-time rotation induced Landau quantization

Takahashi Rohta (Tomakomai National College of Technology)

24^th Seminar Are Lyman alpha emitters the building blocks of the Milky Way?

Hidenobu Yajima (Pennsylvania State University)

23^rd Seminar The AGN/Starburst connection at z~2 from an IR/submillimeter point of view

Laurie Riguccini (Ehime University)

22^nd Seminar The effect of photo-dissociation in the mass accretion phase of PopIII.1 stars

Hajime Susa (Konan University)

21^st Seminar The formation of the first stars and galaxies

Thomas Greif (Max Planck Institut für Astrophysik)

20^th Seminar (Part 2) Modeling the Electromagnetic Signature of Merging Supermassive Black Holes

Takamitsu Tanaka (Max Planck Institut für Astrophysik)

20^th Seminar (Part 1) A Road to Supermassive Black Hole Merger

Kimitake Hayasaki (Kyoto University)