We show that our previously proposed antihierarchical baryon collapse scenario for the joint evolution of black holes and host galaxies predicts quasar luminosity functions at redshifts 1.5<~z<~6 and local properties in nice agreement with observations. In our model the quasar activity marks and originates the transition between an earlier phase of violent and heavily dust-enshrouded starburst activity promoting rapid black hole growth, and a later phase of almost passive evolution; the former is traced by the submillimeter-selected sources, while the latter accounts for the high number density of massive galaxies at substantial redshifts z>~1.5, the population of extremely red objects, and the properties of local elliptical galaxies.

Quasar Luminosity Functions from Joint Evolution of Black Holes and Host Galaxies / Lapi, A.; Shankar, F.; Mao, J.; Granato, G. L.; Silva, L.; De Zotti, G.; Danese, L.. - In: THE ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL. - ISSN 0004-637X. - 650:1, Part 1(2006), pp. 42-56. [10.1086/507122]

Quasar Luminosity Functions from Joint Evolution of Black Holes and Host Galaxies

Lapi, A.;Shankar, F.;Mao, J.;Granato, G. L.;Silva, L.;De Zotti, G.;Danese, L.
2006-01-01

Abstract

We show that our previously proposed antihierarchical baryon collapse scenario for the joint evolution of black holes and host galaxies predicts quasar luminosity functions at redshifts 1.5<~z<~6 and local properties in nice agreement with observations. In our model the quasar activity marks and originates the transition between an earlier phase of violent and heavily dust-enshrouded starburst activity promoting rapid black hole growth, and a later phase of almost passive evolution; the former is traced by the submillimeter-selected sources, while the latter accounts for the high number density of massive galaxies at substantial redshifts z>~1.5, the population of extremely red objects, and the properties of local elliptical galaxies.
2006
650
1, Part 1
42
56
https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0603819
Lapi, A.; Shankar, F.; Mao, J.; Granato, G. L.; Silva, L.; De Zotti, G.; Danese, L.
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