Explore the fascinating world of primordial black hole dark matter in this comprehensive lecture by Ely D. Kovetz. Delve into the exciting developments in black hole research, the ingredients of the standard model of cosmology, and the ongoing search for dark matter. Learn about the formation of primordial black holes, including collapse of density perturbations, abundance, mass-to-scale relation, and inflation models. Discover the connection between gravitational wave detection and primordial black hole binary mergers. Gain insights into the current status of observations and the search for primordial black hole dark matter in this hour-long presentation from the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences.
Introduction to Primordial Black Hole Dark Matter - Lecture 1
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Overview
Syllabus
Introduction to Primordial Black Hole Dark Matter Lecture 1
Very Exciting Times for Black Holes!
Very Exciting Times for Primordial Black Holes!
Ingredients of the Standard Model of Cosmology
History of the ACDM Universe
Precision Cosmology
Motivation: The Ongoing Search for Dark Matter
Motivation: Detection of Merging Black Holes
What's the Status with Current Observations?
Searching for PBH Dark Matter
Outline
PBH Formation: Rough Numbers
PBH Formation: Loopy ideas aside...
PBH Formation: Collapse of Density Perturbations
PBH Formation: Abundance
PBH Formation: Mass to Scale Relation
PBH Formation: Inflation Models
PBH Formation: The Mass Function
Motivation: 1st Detection of Gravitational Waves
Indirect detection: GWs from PBH Binary Mergers
Taught by
International Centre for Theoretical Sciences
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