Mechanical heating by active galaxies

DOI10.1098/RSTA.2004.1518MaRDI QIDQ5301809zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Mitchell C. Begelman, Mateusz Ruszkowski

Publication date 20 January 2009

Published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0403128

zbMATH Keywords

entropy feedback jets intracluster medium active galaxies cooling flows

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Radiative transfer in astronomy and astrophysics (85A25) Galactic and stellar structure (85A15)

Abstract: Jets and winds are significant channels for energy loss from accreting black holes. These outflows mechanically heat their surroundings, through shocks as well as gentler forms of heating. We discuss recent efforts to understand the nature and distribution of mechanical heating by central AGNs in clusters of galaxies, using numerical simulations and analytic models. Specifically, we will discuss whether the relatively gentle `effervescent heating' mechanism can compensate for radiative losses in the central regions of clusters, and account for the excess entropy observed at larger radii.

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