Primordial black holes

TL;DR

This paper explores the hypothesis that dark matter might consist of primordial black holes formed through specific inflationary processes, reviewing the theoretical background and implications.

Contribution

It provides an overview of inflationary scenarios capable of producing primordial black holes as dark matter candidates.

Findings

Primordial black holes remain a viable dark matter candidate.

Inflationary dynamics can generate conditions suitable for black hole formation.

Further observational constraints are discussed.

Abstract

The possibility that dark matter could be primordial black holes is discussed with an emphasis on the most commonly studied inflationary dynamics that could have produced them.