Published July 1, 2018
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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/10.1088/1475-7516/2018/07/032Additional details
Identifiers
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