The Merger Rate of Black Holes in a Primordial Black Hole Cluster

Abstract

In this paper, the merger rate of black holes in a cluster of primordial black holes (PBHs) is investigated. The clusters have characteristics close to those of typical globular star clusters. A cluster that has a wide mass spectrum ranging from $10^{-2}$ to $10M_{\odot }$ (Solar mass) and contains a massive central black hole of the mass $M_{\bullet }=10^3{M}_{\odot }$ is considered. It is shown that in the process of the evolution of cluster, the merger rate changed significantly, and by now, the PBH clusters have passed the stage of active merging of the black holes inside~them.

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