Jet-Induced Star Formation: Good News From Big Bad Black Holes

Abstract

We discuss obbservations and numerical simulations which show that radiative shocks in jet-cloud collisions can trigger the collapse of intergalactic clouds and subsequent star formation in low luminosity, 'FR-I' type, radio galaxies.

Paper presented at IAU Symp 222 on 'The Interplay among Black Holes, Stars and ISM in Galactic Nuclei'