A Physical Model for the Coevolution of QSOs and Their Spheroidal Hosts
A Physical Model for the Coevolution of QSOs and Their Spheroidal Hosts
We present a physically motivated model for the early coevolution of massive spheroidal galaxies and active nuclei at their centers. Within dark matter halos, forming at the rate predicted by the canonical hierarchical clustering scenario, the gas evolution is controlled by gravity, radiative cooling, and heating by feedback from supernovae …