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"Primordial black holes"
Add to Calendar 2020-09-10T19:45:00 2020-09-10T20:45:00 UTC "Primordial black holes" Zoom link: https://psu.zoom.us/j/91021318631?pwd=MXQrNXZCc3JJMmhuVUt6OTFPaHFJZz09
Start DateThu, Sep 10, 2020
3:45 PM
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End DateThu, Sep 10, 2020
4:45 PM
Presented By
Alexander Kusenko, University of California, Los Angeles
Event Series: Physics Colloquium

Black holes that could form in the early universe, before

the stars were born, can make up all or part of dark matter. They can

also account for some of the observed gravitational wave signals, can

provide seeds of supermassive black holes, and can contribute to

synthesis of heavy elements by disrupting neutron stars. I will

review the formation scenarios, astrophysical manifestations, and the

ongoing search for primordial black holes.