Super-massive stars: Dense star-gas systems

Abstract

We use a gaseous model and a semi-analytical approach to study the evolution of a super-massive central gaseous object (a super-massive star, (SMS from now on) in an AGN and its evolution by interactions with the surrounding stellar system. Our future work in this field is outlined, which aims at a more detailed study of energy flows in the interstellar medium, stellar evolution and the relation between QSOs and galaxy formation.Comment: 3 pages, 1 figure. Necessary files also uploaded. To appear in "Lighthouses of the Universe", Springer-Verlag series "ESO Astrophysics Symposia