Astrophysics Seminar with Yannis Liodakis on Supermassive Black Hole Jets

Supermassive black holes with jets are the most persistently bright objects in the observable Universe. Their massive black holes and extreme relativistic jets are great testbeds to study a variety of phenomena related to astrophysics and cosmology in unique regimes. Polarization is an important probe of the magnetic field geometry, particle acceleration physics, and high-energy emission processes in jets. I will discuss recent efforts to understand these enigmatic objects and answer century-old questions through polarized "eyes" across the electromagnetic spectrum.

Sponsored by the McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences.