Open AccessSimulations show early black holes were fast eaters
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
astronomy & geophysics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.168
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1468-4004
pISSN - 1366-8781
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-4004.2012.53104_17.x
Subject(s) - supermassive black hole , galaxy , astrophysics , physics , galaxy formation and evolution , astronomy
The largest cosmological simulation yet throws light on the formation of the first galaxies, suggesting that early supermassive black holes gained their mass from thin streams of cold gas.