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27 January 2011

Title: Dynamical Delays Between Starburst and AGN Activity in Galaxy Nuclei

Author: Philip F. Hopkins
Link to paper: http://arxiv.org/abs/1101.4230

The author investigates the observed (possible) delay between the onset of AGN activity and the peak of star formation in star-burst galaxies. He shows that the delay can be reproduced in simulations of merging galaxies, and give a physical explanation of it. He argues of implications for the role of the AGN feedback in suppressing star formation.
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