Introduction to Primordial Black Hole Dark Matter - Lecture 1

Introduction to Primordial Black Hole Dark Matter - Lecture 1

Explore the fascinating world of primordial black hole dark matter in this comprehensive lecture by Ely D. Kovetz. Delve into the exciting developments in black hole research, the ingredients of the standard model of cosmology, and the ongoing search for dark matter. Learn about the formation of primordial black holes, including collapse of density perturbations, abundance, mass-to-scale relation, and inflation models. Discover the connection between gravitational wave detection and primordial black hole binary mergers. Gain insights into the current status of observations and the search for primordial black hole dark matter in this hour-long presentation from the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences.