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Main Authors: Zeng, Zhen-Min, Guo, Zong-Kuan
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Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.09310
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author Zeng, Zhen-Min
Guo, Zong-Kuan
author_facet Zeng, Zhen-Min
Guo, Zong-Kuan
contents We investigate the first-order phase transition catalyzed by primordial black holes~(PBHs) in the early Universe. We find that super-horizon curvature perturbations generated in this scenario lead to the production of gravitational waves when the scalar modes re-enter the horizon. If PBHs with masses about $10^{-13}M_{\odot}$ constitute all dark matter, the first-order electroweak phase transition catalyzed by PBHs can explain the gravitational wave signal observed by pulsar timing array collaborations without the overproduction of PBHs.
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spellingShingle Phase transition catalyzed by primordial black holes
Zeng, Zhen-Min
Guo, Zong-Kuan
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
We investigate the first-order phase transition catalyzed by primordial black holes~(PBHs) in the early Universe. We find that super-horizon curvature perturbations generated in this scenario lead to the production of gravitational waves when the scalar modes re-enter the horizon. If PBHs with masses about $10^{-13}M_{\odot}$ constitute all dark matter, the first-order electroweak phase transition catalyzed by PBHs can explain the gravitational wave signal observed by pulsar timing array collaborations without the overproduction of PBHs.
title Phase transition catalyzed by primordial black holes
topic Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.09310