TL;DR
This review discusses primordial black holes as potential dark matter candidates, covering their formation, signatures, and observational constraints to understand their role in cosmic evolution.
Contribution
It provides a comprehensive overview of PBH formation, signatures, and constraints, highlighting recent developments and key observational probes.
Findings
PBHs could account for some or all dark matter.
Hawking radiation and accretion signatures help constrain PBH properties.
Observational data limits PBH mass and abundance.
Abstract
Primordial black holes (PBHs) represent a natural candidate for one of the components of the dark matter (DM) in the Universe. In this review, we shall discuss the basics of their formation, abundance and signatures. Some of their characteristic signals are examined, such as the emission of particles due to Hawking evaporation and the accretion of the surrounding matter, effects which could leave an impact in the evolution of the Universe and the formation of structures. The most relevant probes capable of constraining their masses and population are discussed.
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