[SEMINARI]: A.Lobanov RELATIVISTIC FLOWS AND SMBH IN A BROADER CONTEXT (fwd)

[German Rodrigo Garcia]

SEMINARI

A.Lobanov (Max-Planck-Institut fuer Radioastronomie)
dimecres 27 d'octubre a les 11h30
Seminari del departament d'Astronomia i Astrofísica

Abstract

Observational  and theoretical  studies of  relativistic  outflows and
supermassive black holes (SMBH) have reached a stage at which they can
be considered  in a broader  physical context.  SMBH  and relativistic
flows, both commonly found in galactic nuclei, may play a crucial role
in  formation and  evolution of  galaxies and  the Universe  at large.
SMBH are likely to provide  the ultimate testing grounds for verifying
theoretical   models    in   cosmology   and    fundamental   physics.
High-resolution  observations  of  radio emisssion  from  relativistic
flows  remain  one  of  the  tools  of  choice  for  probing  physical
conditions  in  the  immediate  vicinity  of  SMBH,  complemented  and
enhanced by  the novel techniques and  instruments introduced recently
in the optical  and high-energy bands.  Some of  the recent results in
these  fields will be  reviewed in  the presentation,  with a  view of
putting  them  in a  wider  scope  of  astrophysical and  cosmological
research.