stars, and deaths of massive stars. How jets emerge near the black hole and survive long-range propagation through the surrounding medium is not understood. In this talk, I will discuss the insights into these processes coming from first-principles simulations of black hole accretion. Namely, using general relativistic magnetohydrodynamic simulations, which describe the motion of magnetized gas on a curved space-time of a spinning black hole, I will report on the crucial roles that disk misalignment, dynamically-important magnetic fields, radiation feedback, and and the interaction with the ambient medium play in jet lives. I will finish by discussing the observational manifestations of these physical effects on the scales ranging from the event horizon to the entire galaxy.
Zoom link will be sent to the astro@physics.illinois.edu mailing list. There will be an informal meet-and-greet with the speaker at 11:30am Central.
