Primordial Black Holes as a Probe of Cosmology and High Energy Physics

Carr, B. J.

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“…Primordial black holes may be formed also in the early universe by many processes (Carr, 2003, and references therein). Broadly speaking, if within some region of space density fluctuations are large, so that the gravitational force overcomes the pressure, the whole region can collapse and form a primordial black hole.…”

Section: Primordial Black Holesmentioning

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Formation of supermassive black holes

Volonteri

2010

Astron Astrophys Rev

779

707

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Evidence shows that massive black holes reside in most local galaxies. Studies have also established a number of relations between the MBH mass and properties of the host galaxy such as bulge mass and velocity dispersion. These results suggest that central MBHs, while much less massive than the host (∼ 0.1%), are linked to the evolution of galactic structure. In hierarchical cosmologies, a single big galaxy today can be traced back to the stage when it was split up in hundreds of smaller components. Did MBH seeds form with the same efficiency in small proto-galaxies, or did their formation had to await the buildup of substantial galaxies with deeper potential wells? I briefly review here some of the physical processes that are conducive to the evolution of the massive black hole population. I will discuss black hole formation processes for 'seed' black holes that are likely to place at early cosmic epochs, and possible observational tests of these scenarios.

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Section: Primordial Black Holesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Formation of supermassive black holes

Volonteri

2010

Astron Astrophys Rev

779

707

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“…Excellent reviews of the subject include, e.g., Carr (2003, or Khlopov (2008 Ricotti (2007). Whereas there is no compelling evidence for such a population of primordial BHs, the limits on a population of such BHs with masses ~ stellar mass or larger are not very good, and it it would be worthwhile to explore their possible observable manifestations which are not yet excluded by observations.…”

Section: Primordial Bh Seedsmentioning

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The Origins and the Early Evolution of Quasars and Supermassive Black Holes

Djorgovski

Volonteri

Springel

et al. 2008

The Eleventh Marcel Grossmann Meeting

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The relationship between galaxies and supermassive black holes (SMBH) found in their cores plays a key role in the formation and evolution of both of these major constituents of the universe, as well as the evolution of the intergalactic medium. Neither can be fully understood on their own, and studies of galaxy and SMBH co-formation and co-evolution are now among the central topics of research in cosmology. Yet the very origins, and the early growth phases of the SMBH are still not firmly established. We review our current understanding of the relevant processes and their astrophysical and cosmological context, with an emphasis on the observability of the SMBH growth mechanisms at high redshifts, and their leftover progeny at low redshifts.

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“…This opened a new window for the upper limits on β below 10 9 g, and correspondingly on various mechanisms of PBH formation [185]. Some other aspects of PBH formation and effects are discussed in References [186][187][188].…”

Section: Pbh Evaporation As Universal Particle Acceleratormentioning

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Cosmological Reflection of Particle Symmetry

Khlopov

2016

Symmetry

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The standard model involves particle symmetry and the mechanism of its breaking. Modern cosmology is based on inflationary models with baryosynthesis and dark matter/energy, which involves physics beyond the standard model. Studies of the physical basis of modern cosmology combine direct searches for new physics at accelerators with its indirect non-accelerator probes, in which cosmological consequences of particle models play an important role. The cosmological reflection of particle symmetry and the mechanisms of its breaking are the subject of the present review.

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Primordial Black Holes as a Probe of Cosmology and High Energy Physics

Cited by 93 publications

References 91 publications

Formation of supermassive black holes

Formation of supermassive black holes

The Origins and the Early Evolution of Quasars and Supermassive Black Holes

Cosmological Reflection of Particle Symmetry

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