Tuesday, August 17, 2021

New simulation shows how galaxies feed their supermassive black holes

While other simulations have modeled black hole growth, new model is the first single computer simulation powerful enough to comprehensively account for the numerous forces and factors that play into the evolution of supermassive black holes. Simulation shows that galaxies' spiral arms 'put the brakes on gas,' enabling it to fall into the black hole and as gas heats up while falling into a black hole, it turns into a bright quasar.

from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/37T2UQG

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