Phase transition catalyzed by primordial black holes
arXiv:2402.09310 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.110.L041301
Abstract
We investigate the first-order phase transition catalyzed by primordial black holes~(PBHs) in the early Universe. We find that super-horizon curvature perturbations generated in this scenario lead to the production of gravitational waves when the scalar modes re-enter the horizon. If PBHs with masses about constitute all dark matter, the first-order electroweak phase transition catalyzed by PBHs can explain the gravitational wave signal observed by pulsar timing array collaborations without the overproduction of PBHs.
arXiv comment6 pages,3 figures
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