Effects of dark matter in star formation

TL;DR

This paper explores how dark matter may have influenced the initial stages of star formation in the early universe, proposing it as a seed for structure formation and setting observational constraints.

Contribution

It introduces a novel hypothesis that dark matter played a crucial role in seeding early star formation, supported by recent observations and setting new observable constraints.

Findings

Dark matter could have provided the initial seed for star formation.

Recent observations support dark matter's role in early star formation.

Constraints on luminosities, temperatures, and lifetimes of early stars with dark matter admixture.

Abstract

The standard model for the formation of structure assumes that there existed small fluctuations in the early universe that grew due to gravitational instability. The origins of these fluctuations are as yet unclear. In this work we propose the role of dark matter in providing the seed for star formation in the early universe. Very recent observations also support the role of dark matter in the formation of these first stars. With this we set observable constraints on luminosities, temperatures, and lifetimes of these early stars with an admixture of dark matter.