Primordial Black holes and Modification of Zeldovich-Novikov Mechanism
A.D. Dolgov, K.A. Postnov
TL;DR
This paper proposes a modified mechanism for primordial black hole formation, predicting a universal log-normal mass spectrum around 10 solar masses, which aligns with LIGO/Virgo gravitational wave observations.
Contribution
It introduces a new mechanism for primordial black hole formation that explains observed black hole masses and matches gravitational wave data.
Findings
Predicted log-normal mass spectrum with mean ~10 M_sun
Strong confirmation by LIGO/Virgo gravitational wave observations
Supports primordial origin of observed black holes
Abstract
Bulk of various astronomical observations of black holes suggest that virtually all observed black holes can be of primordial origin. A modified mechanism of the primordial black hole formation is described. A universal log-normal mass spectrum with a mean mass of around predicted by this mechanism is strongly confirmed by the LIGO/Virgo observations of gravitational waves from coalescing binary black holes.
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