Cosmic powerhouses: The birth, death, and legacy of black hole jets

这个项目的目标是由超大质量黑洞——宇宙中最强大的系统——提供动力的相对论性喷流。从理论上讲，释放的巨大能量对星系的演化有深远的影响；从经验上看，观测揭示了它们在宇宙时间内的影响特征。然而，关于这些喷流是如何被触发的以及它们对星系有什么影响的基本问题仍然存在。该项目将利用现实宇宙环境中黑洞喷流的新型超级计算机模型来解决这些问题，然后用平方公里阵列（SKA）寻路射电望远镜的新数据来面对这些预测。这将大大提高澳大利亚在一个具有重要战略意义的领域的领导能力。

This project targets relativistic jets powered by supermassive black holes - the most powerful systems in the Universe. Theoretically, the enormous energies released have a profound influence on how galaxies evolve; empirically, observations reveal signatures of their impact across cosmic time. However, fundamental questions remain about how these jets are triggered and what impact they have on galaxies. The project will address these questions using novel supercomputer models of black hole jets in realistic cosmological environments, then confront these predictions with new data from Square Kilometre Array (SKA) pathfinding radio telescopes. This will substantially enhance Australia’s leadership capacity in a strategically important area.