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The weak dependence of velocity dispersion on disk fractions, mass-to-light ratio and redshift: Implications for galaxy and black hole evolution
Christopher Marsden, Francesco Shankar, Mariangela Bernardi +3
Velocity dispersion () is a key driver for galaxy structure and evolution. We here present a comprehensive semi-empirical approach to compute via detailed Jeans modelling as…
The Black Hole Mass Function Across Cosmic Times I. Stellar Black Holes and Light Seed Distribution
Alex Sicilia, Andrea Lapi, Lumen Boco +7
This is the first paper in a series aimed at modeling the black hole (BH) mass function, from the stellar to the intermediate to the (super)massive regime. In the present work we f…
Rejuvenation triggers nuclear activity in nearby galaxies
Ignacio Martin-Navarro, Francesco Shankar, Mar Mezcua
Feedback, in particular from active galactic nuclei (AGN), is believed to play a crucial role in the evolution of galaxies. In the local Universe, many galaxies with an AGN are ind…
Probing modified gravity with magnetically levitated resonators
Chris Timberlake, Andrea Vinante, Francesco Shankar +2
We present an experimental procedure, based on Meissner effect levitation of neodymium ferromagnets, as a method of measuring the gravitational interactions between mg masses. The…
Building robust AGN mock catalogs to unveil black hole evolution and for survey planning
Viola Allevato, Francesco Shankar, Christopher Marsden +5
The statistical distributions of active galactic nuclei (AGN), i.e. accreting supermassive black holes (BHs), in mass, space and time, are controlled by a series of key properties,…