LEADER 04225nam 22007095 450 001 9911001783903321 005 20250501130210.0 010 $a981-9788-87-0 024 7 $a10.1007/978-981-97-8887-3 035 $a(CKB)38696586900041 035 $a(DE-He213)978-981-97-8887-3 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC32068850 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL32068850 035 $a(EXLCZ)9938696586900041 100 $a20250501d2025 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aPrimordial Black Holes /$fedited by Christian Byrnes, Gabriele Franciolini, Tomohiro Harada, Paolo Pani, Misao Sasaki 205 $a1st ed. 2025. 210 1$aSingapore :$cSpringer Nature Singapore :$cImprint: Springer,$d2025. 215 $a1 online resource (XXVI, 706 p. 176 illus., 149 illus. in color.) 225 1 $aSpringer Series in Astrophysics and Cosmology,$x2731-7358 311 08$a981-9788-86-2 327 $a1. The history of PBHs -- 2. - The future of PBHs -- 3. Formation -- 4. Cosmological evolution and astrophysics implications -- 5. PBH scenario in the gravitational-wave era. 330 $aPrimordial black holes (PBHs) were proposed more than 50 years ago as black holes possibly formed across a vast mass range in the early universe. They represent a unique probe to access the primordial universe and cosmological inflation. Furthermore, in certain mass ranges, they could comprise the entirety of the dark matter, seed supermassive black holes at high redshift, be responsible for some gravitational-wave events detected so far, and be novel gravitational-wave sources detectable with future instruments. However, detecting PBHs has proved to be extremely challenging and extensive research focused on setting a variety of constraints on the fraction of dark matter composed by these objects. This book highlights an up-to-date, comprehensive overview on this subject, including pedagogical details on the PBH formation scenarios, cosmological evolution, astrophysical implications, connections with gravitational-wave astronomy, and critical discussion of the latest and future constraints. At variance with all existing reviews on this subject, this book addresses graduate students and researchers not necessarily familiar with all areas of the topic, providing details on important key results rather than collecting and reviewing the latest literature. The topic is naturally interdisciplinary and connects areas as diverse as cosmology, particle physics, gravitational-wave astronomy, and numerical simulations. To reflect this diversity, the book includes 25 contributions from key researchers working in these different areas. It provides a unique reference both to approach the topic for the first time and to learn a specific specialized sub-area. 410 0$aSpringer Series in Astrophysics and Cosmology,$x2731-7358 606 $aAstrophysics 606 $aCosmology 606 $aGravitation 606 $aGeneral relativity (Physics) 606 $aParticles (Nuclear physics) 606 $aAstrophysics 606 $aCosmology 606 $aGravitational Physics 606 $aGeneral Relativity 606 $aParticle Physics 615 0$aAstrophysics. 615 0$aCosmology. 615 0$aGravitation. 615 0$aGeneral relativity (Physics) 615 0$aParticles (Nuclear physics) 615 14$aAstrophysics. 615 24$aCosmology. 615 24$aGravitational Physics. 615 24$aGeneral Relativity. 615 24$aParticle Physics. 676 $a523.01 702 $aByrnes$b F. Christian$4edt$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 702 $aFranciolini$b Gabriele$4edt$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 702 $aHarada$b Tomohiro$4edt$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 702 $aPani$b Paolo$4edt$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 702 $aSasaki$b M.$4edt$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9911001783903321 996 $aPrimordial Black Holes$94376812 997 $aUNINA