Supermassive Black Holes, the Early Universe, and Gamma-Ray Bursts

• 作者: Shawqi Al Dallal Walid J. Azzam
• 来源期刊: 现代物理(英文)
• 学科: 地球科学
• 关键词: BLACK HOLES Early UNIVERSE GAMMA-RAY BURSTS
• 年，卷（期）: 2013,（7）
• 页码范围: 64-76
• 页数: 13页
• 分类号: P1

摘要

Observational evidence reveals that supermassive black holes reside at the center of most galaxies up to the furthest observable redshifts. The tight M-σ relation suggests a close operative feedback between the growth of supermassive black holes and the growth of the galactic bulge. Models describing the formation scenarios of seeding black holes and their growth are reviewed. In each of these models, the prevailing environments in the primordial-galactic disks, including the gas dynamics, cooling processes, and metallic enrichment are explored. It is shown that the galactic disk parameters set constraints on the channel of formation of the seeding black holes and their growth. Primordial black holes from the inflationary era, their formation, possible interaction, and constraints on their observations are discussed. Gamma-ray bursts resulting either from the collapse of massive stars, or from the collision of compact objects are explored. The abundance of these violent events in the early universe suggests a possible connection with galaxy formation.