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JWST is detecting an excess of high-redshift ($z\gtrsim 10$), bright galaxies challenging most theoretical predictions. To address this issue, we investigate the impact of Primordial Black Holes (PBHs) on the halo mass function and UV…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-05-08 Antonio Matteri , Andrea Pallottini , Andrea Ferrara

Stellar microlensing observations tightly constrain compact object dark matter in the mass range $(10^{-11} - 10^{3}) M_{\odot}$. Primordial Black Holes (PBHs) form clusters, and it has been argued that these microlensing constraints are…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2022-08-31 Matthew Gorton , Anne M. Green

Primordial black holes (PBHs) form from large-amplitude initial density fluctuations and may comprise some or all of the dark matter. If PBHs have a broadly extended mass spectrum, or in mixed PBH-particle dark matter scenarios, the extreme…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-01-29 M. Sten Delos , Joseph Silk

We examine the effects of massive primordial black holes (PBHs) on cosmic structure formation, employing both a semi-analytical approach and cosmological simulations. Our simulations incorporate PBHs with a monochromatic mass distribution…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-11-01 Saiyang Zhang , Volker Bromm , Boyuan Liu

Recent gravitational wave (GW) observations of binary black hole (BH) mergers and the stochastic GW background have triggered renewed interest in primordial black holes (PBHs) in the stellar-mass ($\sim 10 - 100\ \rm M_\odot$) and…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-04-24 Boyuan Liu , Volker Bromm

We study the effect of dark matter (DM) being encapsulated in primordial black holes (PBHs) on the power spectrum of density fluctuations $P(k)$; we also look at its effect on the abundance of haloes and their clustering. We allow the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-04-28 Nelson Padilla , Juan Magana , Joaquin Sureda , Ignacio Araya

Primordial black holes (PBHs) can form in the early Universe, for instance during radiation domination, from the collapse of large-amplitude density perturbations shortly after horizon re-entry. This mechanism establishes an approximate…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-03-25 Ashu Kushwaha , Teruaki Suyama

We update the constraints on the fraction of the Universe that may have gone into primordial black holes (PBHs) over the mass range $10^{-5}\text{--}10^{50}$ g. Those smaller than $\sim 10^{15}$ g would have evaporated by now due to Hawking…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-12-22 Bernard Carr , Kazunori Kohri , Yuuiti Sendouda , Jun'ichi Yokoyama

Numerous microlensing survey programs have constrained the possibility of dark matter existing in the form of compact objects within the Galactic halo. These constraints on the dark matter fraction were derived under the assumption of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-03-25 K. A. Toshchenko , P. V. Baklanov , K. M. Belotsky , S. I. Blinnikov

In this paper, we consider the hypothesis that fractions of dark matter could be constituted by primordial black holes (PBHs). To test this possibility, we work out the observational properties of a static black hole embedded in the dark…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-03-08 Rocco D'Agostino , Roberto Giambò , Orlando Luongo

The existence (and abundance) of primordial black holes (PBHs) is governed by the power spectrum of primordial perturbations generated during inflation. So far no PBHs have been observed, and instead, increasingly stringent bounds on their…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2018-02-06 Yashar Akrami , Florian Kuhnel , Marit Sandstad

Primordial black holes (PBHs) are theoretical black holes which may be formed during the radiation dominant era and, basically, caused by the gravitational collapse of radiational overdensities. It has been well known that in the context of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-26 Yuichiro Tada , Shuichiro Yokoyama

We discuss early structure formation of small scales sourced by primordial black holes (PBHs) which constitute a small part of present cold dark matter component. We calculate the mass function and power spectrum of haloes originated from…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2017-08-30 Jinn-Ouk Gong , Naoya Kitajima

We use cosmological hydrodynamic zoom-in simulations and semi-analytical models to study the effects of primordial black holes (PBHs) on first star formation. Our models self-consistently combine two competing effects: initial…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-06-08 Boyuan Liu , Saiyang Zhang , Volker Bromm

This Letter explores the potential role of primordial black holes (PBHs) to address cosmological tensions as the presence of more massive than expected galaxies at high redshifts, as indicated by recent James Webb Space Telescope…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-04-23 P. E. Colazo , F. Stasyszyn , N. Padilla

Primordial black holes (PBHs) constitute a compelling dark matter candidate whose gravitational effects could significantly influence early cosmic structure formation. We investigate the impact of PBHs on Population III star formation…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-07-08 Julia Monika Koulen , Stefano Profumo , Nolan Smyth

The ground-breaking detections of gravitational waves from black hole mergers by LIGO have rekindled interest in primordial black holes (PBHs) and the possibility of dark matter being composed of PBHs. It has been suggested that PBHs of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2018-01-24 Qirong Zhu , Eugene Vasiliev , Yuexing Li , Yipeng Jing

We review numerous arguments for primordial black holes (PBHs) based on observational evidence from a variety of lensing, dynamical, accretion and gravitational-wave effects. This represents a shift from the usual emphasis on PBH…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-02-06 Bernard Carr , Sebastien Clesse , Juan Garcia-Bellido , Michael Hawkins , Florian Kuhnel

The possibility that a relevant fraction of the dark matter might be comprised of Primordial Black Holes (PBHs) has been seriously reconsidered after LIGO's detection of a $\sim 30 M_{\odot}$ binary black holes merger. Despite the strong…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2017-10-31 José Luis Bernal , Nicola Bellomo , Alvise Raccanelli , Licia Verde

Gravitational lensing observables, including anomalies in image positions, flux ratios, and time delays, serve as usual probes of dark matter (DM) substructure. When dark matter substructure possesses sufficient perturbations, it may lead…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-05-13 Wenlin Hou , Jianxiang Liu , Kai Liao
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