Speaker
Chris Kouvaris
Description
In an early matter phase of the Universe, perturbations can
grow and lead to the formation of primordial black holes that can account
fully or partially for the observed dark matter abundance. During
formation, such primordial black holes can produce gravitational waves
that can be detected in interferometers or in Pulsar Timing Arrays. I'll
present results from numerical simulations that depict the nonlinear
perturbation growth and formation of the primordial black holes as well
as the subsequent gravitational wave production.
