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Colloquium
Co-evolution of supermassive black holes and galaxies from HSC to JWST

Abstract

Supermassive black holes are an integral component of most simulations of galaxy formation. Well-established observed relations in the local universe between black holes and their host galaxies provide important constraints on the models. Even so, the physical connection between the two remains elusive. I will review observational results, using Hubble, and Subaru’s Hyper Suprime-Cam, which establish the evolution in these relations with cosmic time and present insights on the coupling between supermassive black holes and massive galaxies. Finally, new results from a JWST program will be presented which aims to extend these studies out to the first billion year of our Universe using NIRCam and NIRSpec.