Objectif Galaxy formation is one of the most fascinating yet challenging fields of astrophysics. The desire to understandgalaxy formation has led to the design of ever more sophisticated telescopes which show a bewildering varietyof galaxies in the Universe. However, the degree to which an interpretation of this wealth of data can succeeddepends critically on having accurate and realistic theoretical models of galaxy formation. While cosmologicalsimulations of galaxy formation provide the most powerful technique for calculating the non-linear evolution ofcosmic structures, the enormous dynamic range and poorly understood baryonic physics are main uncertaintiesof present simulations. This impacts on their predictive power and is the major obstacle to our understanding ofobservational data. The objective of this proposal is to drastically improve upon the current state-of-the-art by i)including more realistic physical processes, such as those occurring at the sphere of influence of a galaxy’s centralblack hole and ii) greatly extending spatial dynamical range with the aid of a novel technique I have developed.With this technique I want to address one of the major unsolved issues of galaxy formation: “How do galaxies andtheir central black holes coevolve?” Specifically, I want to focus on three crucial areas of galaxy formation: a) Howand where the very first black holes form, what are their observational signatures, and when is the coevolution withhost galaxies established? b) Is black hole heating solely responsible for the morphological transformation andquenching of massive galaxies, or are other processes important as well? c) What is the impact of supermassiveblack holes on galaxy clusters and can we calibrate baryonic physics in clusters to use them as high precisioncosmological probes? The requested funding is for 50% of the PI’s time and three postdoctoral researchers toestablish an independent research group at the KICC and IoA, Cambridge. Champ scientifique natural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomyobservational astronomygravitational wavesnatural sciencesbiological sciencesevolutionary biologynatural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomyastrophysicsblack holesnatural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomyphysical cosmologygalaxy evolutionnatural sciencesmathematicsapplied mathematicsmathematical model Programme(s) H2020-EU.1.1. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC) Main Programme Thème(s) ERC-StG-2014 - ERC Starting Grant Appel à propositions ERC-2014-STG Voir d’autres projets de cet appel Régime de financement ERC-STG - Starting Grant Institution d’accueil THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE Contribution nette de l'UE € 1 975 062,00 Adresse TRINITY LANE THE OLD SCHOOLS CB2 1TN Cambridge Royaume-Uni Voir sur la carte Région East of England East Anglia Cambridgeshire CC Type d’activité Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Participation aux programmes de R&I de l'UE Opens in new window Réseau de collaboration HORIZON Opens in new window Coût total € 1 975 062,00 Bénéficiaires (1) Trier par ordre alphabétique Trier par contribution nette de l'UE Tout développer Tout réduire THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE Royaume-Uni Contribution nette de l'UE € 1 975 062,00 Adresse TRINITY LANE THE OLD SCHOOLS CB2 1TN Cambridge Voir sur la carte Région East of England East Anglia Cambridgeshire CC Type d’activité Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Participation aux programmes de R&I de l'UE Opens in new window Réseau de collaboration HORIZON Opens in new window Coût total € 1 975 062,00
