Ph.D and Habilitation thesis

A primordial black hole tale: from cosmological aspects to astrophysical searches

par Joaquim Iguaz Juan (LapTh)

Europe/Paris
Auditorium (Annecy-le-Vieux)

Auditorium

Annecy-le-Vieux

9, chemin de Bellevue 74940 Annecy-le-Vieux
Description

Primordial Black Holes (PBHs) can form in the very early universe and can be associated with numerous cosmological and astrophysical signatures. In this thesis, I explore the physics related to PBHs from their possible formation in the earliest stages of the universe to the possible signatures of a population of PBHs in our own galaxy. I present here a fascinating story with PBHs as the main characters, playing the roles of Dark Matter (DM), coalescing objects detected by LIGO/Virgo, and Supermassive Black Holes (SMBHs). The thesis provides a significant step towards a better understanding of such captivating objects and their connection with many physical phenomena and concludes with a discussion of further research directions.