Information Wells and the Emergence of Primordial Black Holes in a Cyclic Quantum Universe

TL;DR

This paper proposes a novel mechanism in cyclic quantum cosmology where information wells from the Quantum Memory Matrix induce primordial black holes, potentially explaining dark matter and producing observable signatures in upcoming surveys.

Contribution

It introduces the concept of information wells from QMM as a new PBH formation mechanism in bounce cosmology, linking quantum information to early universe structure.

Findings

PBH mass spectrum from 10^{-16} to 10^3 solar masses matches observational windows.

Information wells can amplify curvature to produce PBHs with delta > 0.3.

Predicted observable signatures include a mild blue tilt, mu-distortions, and enhanced ISW signal.

Abstract

Primordial black holes (PBHs) remain one of the most intriguing candidates for dark matter and a unique probe of physics at extreme curvatures. Here, we examine their formation in a bounce cosmology when the post-crunch universe inherits a highly inhomogeneous distribution of imprint entropy from the Quantum Memory Matrix (QMM). Within QMM, every Planck-scale cell stores quantum information about infalling matter; the surviving entropy field S(x) contributes an effective dust component T^QMM_{\mu\nu} = lambda * [ (nabla_mu S)(nabla_nu S) - (1/2) * g_{\mu\nu} * (nabla S)^2 + ... ] that deepens curvature wherever S is large. We show that (i) reasonable bounce temperatures and a QMM coupling lambda ~ O(1) naturally amplify these "information wells" until the density contrast exceeds the critical value delta_c ~ 0.3; (ii) the resulting PBH mass spectrum spans 10^{-16} to 10^3 solar masses, matching current microlensing and PTA windows; and (iii) the same mechanism links PBH abundance to earlier QMM explanations of dark matter and the cosmic matter-antimatter imbalance. Observable signatures include a mild blue tilt in small-scale power, characteristic mu-distortions, and an enhanced integrated Sachs-Wolfe signal - all of which will be tested by upcoming CMB, PTA, and lensing surveys.