Conceptual Analogies Between Multi-Scale Feeding and Feedback Cycles in Supermassive Black Hole and Cancer Environments

TL;DR

This paper explores conceptual analogies between multi-scale processes in supermassive black hole environments and cancer microenvironments, aiming to unify theories of feeding and feedback mechanisms across astrophysics and biology.

Contribution

It introduces a novel interdisciplinary perspective by comparing astrophysical and biological multi-scale cycles, fostering potential cross-disciplinary insights.

Findings

Identifies conceptual similarities between black hole and cancer microenvironments.

Highlights the importance of multi-scale approaches in understanding complex systems.

Proposes a unified framework for studying feeding and feedback cycles across disciplines.

Abstract

Adopting three physically-motivated scales (micro - meso - macro, which refer to mpc - kpc - Mpc, respectively) is paramount for achieving a unified theory of multiphase active galactic nuclei feeding and feedback, and it represents a keystone for astrophysical simulations and observations in the upcoming years. In order to promote this multi-scale idea, we have decided to adopt an interdisciplinary approach, exploring the possible conceptual similarities between supermassive black hole feeding and feedback cycles and the dynamics occurring in human cancer microenvironment.