19–23 Jan 2026
Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Research Park
Asia/Kolkata timezone

Session

Primordial Magnetogenesis as a Unified Origin of PBHs, Dark Matter, and Gravitational Waves

21 Jan 2026, 14:20
Saha and Sarabhai Auditoriums (Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Research Park)

Saha and Sarabhai Auditoriums

Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Research Park

IITM RESEARCH PARK Kanagam, Tharamani, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600113

Description

Primordial black holes (PBHs) are a compelling dark matter candidate,
but their origin is still unclear. In this talk, I will present a scenario where PBHs are
produced from curvature perturbations sourced by primordial magnetic fields
generated in the early universe. The setup naturally explains both the observed
large-scale magnetic fields and the formation of PBHs in a mass range compatible
with the full dark matter abundance. I will show that this requires a reheating
temperature of 10^{5}–5\times10^{5}\,\mathrm{GeV}. The model also predicts a
secondary gravitational-wave background from magnetic anisotropies, with signals
potentially detectable by LISA, DECIGO, BBO, and SKA. This provides a testable
connection between magnetogenesis, PBH formation, and upcoming GW
observations.

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