Primordial black holes from monopoles connected by strings
arXiv:hep-ph/0509061 · doi:10.1016/j.astropartphys.2008.10.006
Abstract
Primordial black holes (PBHs) are known to be produced from collapsing cosmic defects such as domain walls and strings. In this paper we show how PBHs are produced in monopole-string networks.
19 pages, 2 figures, accepted for publication in Astroparticle Physics
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