17–20 Jun 2024
National Galleries of Scotland
Europe/London timezone

Dark Matter, Black Holes and Phase Transitions

20 Jun 2024, 10:10
20m
National Galleries of Scotland

National Galleries of Scotland

The Mound, Edinburgh, EH2 2EL Scotland

Speaker

Michael Baker (UMass Amherst)

Description

Phase transitions can have a dramatic impact on physics in the early universe. We illustrate this by discussing a novel mechanism of dark matter production and a related novel mechanism of primordial black hole production, both of which hinge on cosmological phase transitions.

Primary author

Michael Baker (UMass Amherst)

Presentation materials