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Chemical evolution of Seyfert galaxies
We computed the chemical evolution of Seyfert galaxies, residing in spiral
bulges, based on an updated model for the Milky Way bulge with updated
calculations of the Galactic potential and of the feedback from the central
supermassive black hole (BH) in a spherical approximation. We followed the
evolution of bulges of masses by scaling the
star-formation efficiency and the bulge scalelenght as in the inverse-wind
scenario for ellipticals. We successfully reproduced the observed relation
between the BH mass and that of the host bulge, and the observed peak nuclear
bolometric luminosity. The observed metal overabundances are easily achieved,
as well as the constancy of chemical abundances with the redshift.Comment: 2 pages, 1 figure, to appear the proceedings of IAUS245 "Formation
and Evolution of Galaxy Bulges
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