Interaction and gas outflows in radio-loud AGN - Disruptive and constructive effects of radio jets
arXiv:0908.4020 · doi:10.1017/CBO9780511761386.010
Abstract
In the last years, Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) have become more popular than ever. The possibility of using them to produce feedback effects that would help solving some of the still open questions connected to the hierarchical scenario of galaxy formation and evolution, has made them particularly popular among theorists. AGN-driven outflows can have different origin. Here, I will concentrate on the role that the radio-loud phase of nuclear activity (and the presence of radio plasma jets) can play in the evolution of a galaxy. I will focus on two aspects in which radio activity could be important. The first is exploring whether relativistic plasma jet associated with radio-loud galaxies could provide an effective way to produce gas outflows with characteristics that can be relevant in the evolution of the host galaxy. The second, is to investigate whether they can provide a mechanism for the triggering of star formation.
Invited talk, to appear in the Proceedings of "AGN Feedback in Galaxy Formation", V.Antonuccio-Delogu and J. Silk, eds., in press
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