Par Dr. D. Schleicher

 

Salle L269 (ex D18), 2e étage, à l'ENS, 24 rue Lhomond, 13:30 à 14:30

 

Abstract :

 

While supermassive black holes with more than one billion solar masses have been observed at z>6, it remains a challenge to explain their origin in structure formation models.

 

Here, I present (magneto-)hydrodynamical adaptive mesh refinement simulations following the formation of the first massive black holes from cosmological scales down to less than 1 astronomical unit. I will quantify the expected mass scale of the first massive black holes and discuss the role of chemistry, turbulence and magnetic fields during their formation process. I will conclude with an outlook on future simulations and implications for the far-infrared - radio correlation in galaxies.