Does heating by AGN shocks affect abundance profiles in galaxy clusters?

We evaluate the impact of gas shock heating by a central active galactic nuclei (AGN) in M87 on the radial distribution of heavy elements. The propagation of a shock creates an inverted entropy profile, and the subsequent rearrangement of the gaseous atmosphere transports metal-rich gas from the central region to larger radii. We show that for the parameters of the relatively weak shock, recently ...