Published July 1, 2018 | Version v1
Journal article

Primordial black holes from inflation and quantum diffusion

  • 1. Institute of Physics, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Science Park, 1098XH Amsterdam (Netherlands)
  • 2. Department of Theoretical Physics and Center for Astroparticle Physics (CAP), 24 quai E. Ansermet, CH-1211 Geneva 4 (Switzerland)
  • 3. Physics Division, National Technical University of Athens, 15780 Zografou Campus, Athens (Greece)

Description

Primordial black holes as dark matter may be generated in single-field models of inflation thanks to the enhancement at small scales of the comoving curvature perturbation. This mechanism requires leaving the slow-roll phase to enter a non-attractor phase during which the inflaton travels across a plateau and its velocity drops down exponentially. We argue that quantum diffusion has a significant impact on the primordial black hole mass fraction making the classical standard prediction not trustable.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2018/07/032

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Journal Volume
2018
Journal Issue
07
Journal Page Range
p. 032
ISSN
1475-7516

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
51062043
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
ATTRACTORS; BLACK HOLES; DIFFUSION; INFLATIONARY UNIVERSE; INFLATONS; MASS; NONLUMINOUS MATTER; PERTURBATION THEORY
Descriptors DEC
COSMOLOGICAL MODELS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATTER; POSTULATED PARTICLES