Astrons: Reissner-Nordstr\"om Primordial Naked Singularities
Claudio Corian\`o, Paul H. Frampton, Leonardo Torcellini

TL;DR
This paper explores the constraints and implications of primordial, highly charged compact objects called astrons, considering their physics, cosmology, and potential observational signatures, especially in relation to early universe structures.
Contribution
It provides a detailed analysis of the physical and cosmological constraints on astrons, a proposed population of primordial charged compact objects, highlighting their potential roles and limitations.
Findings
Charges are limited by accretion saturation and plasma screening.
Large charges can lead to super-extremal Reissner--Nordstr"om geometries.
The energy density of astrons scales as a^{-4}, not causing late-time acceleration.
Abstract
We summarize a set of constraints on a proposed population of primordial, ultra-massive, electrically charged compact objects, which we call astrons. The analysis combines charge generation, charge saturation, persistence of the charge in an ionized medium, screening by the intergalactic plasma, the Reissner--Nordstr\"om geometry of highly charged compact objects, lensing, and the cosmological implications of a sparse charged population. We also discuss the possible relation to the early structures revealed by the James Webb Space Telescope: if astrons are relevant there, they would be primordial dark seeds rather than luminous objects directly observed at high redshift. The resulting scenario is sharply constrained. Ordinary accretion saturation gives charges far below the large-charge phenomenological benchmark, screening is a serious plasma-physics issue, and a large charge can place…
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