Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Formation of Primordial Black Hole Clusters from Phase Transitions in the Early Universe

  • Published:
Bulletin of the Lebedev Physics Institute Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

A new model of the formation of primordial black holes (PBHs) is considered. The PBH generation mechanism is based on the collapse of massive walls formed in a scalar field during second-order phase transitions caused by quantum fluctuations during inflation. An essential feature of the mechanism is the formation of primordial black holes in the form of clusters. An analytical spectrum of PBH masses is obtained. We also demonstrate the possibility of forming the clusters with a total mass of ∼ 105–108M☉, ∼ 1 pc in size, and ∼ 1011 in number, which corresponds to the observational data on the number of galaxies in the visible region of the Universe. The prospect for the use of the proposed approach as a new scenario of the formation of galactic nuclei in the early Universe is shown.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. S. Veilleux, in Starburst Galaxies: Near and Far (Springer, Berlin, 2001), pp. 88–94.

    Book  Google Scholar 

  2. LIGO Collab., Virgo Collab., et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 221101 (2017).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  3. LIGO Collab. et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 116(24), (2016).

  4. M. Yu. Khlopov, R. V. Konoplich, S. G. Rubin, and A. S. Sakharov, Gravitation Cosmol. 6, 153 (2000).

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  5. V. I. Dokuchaev, Yu. N. Eroshenko, S. G. Rubin, and D. A. Samarchenko, Astron.Lett. 36, 773 (2010).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  6. V. V. Nikulin, A. V. Grobov, and S. G. Rubin, J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 934, 012040 (2017).

    Google Scholar 

  7. A. D. Linde, Phys. Lett. B 116, 335 (1982).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  8. L. Jiang, I. D. McGreer, X. Fan, et al., Astrophys. J. 833, 222 (2016).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. National Research Nuclear University “MEPhI”, Kashirskoe sh. 31, Moscow, 115409, Russia

    V. V. Nikulin, S. G. Rubin, A. A. Kirillov & L. A. Khromykh

Authors
  1. V. V. Nikulin
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. S. G. Rubin
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. A. A. Kirillov
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. L. A. Khromykh
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to V. V. Nikulin.

Additional information

Russian Text © V.V. Nikulin, S.G. Rubin, A.A. Kirillov, L.A. Khromykh, 2019, published in Kratkie Soobshcheniya po Fizike, 2019, Vol. 46, No. 3, pp. 30–34.

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Nikulin, V.V., Rubin, S.G., Kirillov, A.A. et al. Formation of Primordial Black Hole Clusters from Phase Transitions in the Early Universe. Bull. Lebedev Phys. Inst. 46, 97–99 (2019). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068335619030060

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Revised:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068335619030060

Keywords

Search

Navigation