Inflation and primordial black holes
O Özsoy, G Tasinato - Universe, 2023 - mdpi.com
We review conceptual aspects of inflationary scenarios able to produce primordial black
holes by amplifying the size of curvature fluctuations to the level required to trigger black …
holes by amplifying the size of curvature fluctuations to the level required to trigger black …
Large fluctuations and primordial black holes
S Choudhury, M Sami - Physics Reports, 2025 - Elsevier
In this paper, we review in detail different mechanisms of generation of large primordial
fluctuations and their implications for the production of primordial black holes (PBHs) and …
fluctuations and their implications for the production of primordial black holes (PBHs) and …
One-loop corrections in power spectrum in single field inflation
H Firouzjahi - Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We revisit the one-loop correction in curvature perturbation power spectrum in models of
single field inflation which undergo a phase of ultra slow-roll (USR) inflation. We include the …
single field inflation which undergo a phase of ultra slow-roll (USR) inflation. We include the …
Steepest growth of the power spectrum and primordial black holes
We derive analytic bounds on the shape of the primordial power spectrum in the context of
single-field inflation. In particular, the steepest possible growth has a spectral index of ns …
single-field inflation. In particular, the steepest possible growth has a spectral index of ns …
No-go for the formation of heavy mass Primordial Black Holes in Single Field Inflation
We examine the possibility of Primordial Black Holes (PBHs) formation in single field models
of inflation. Using the adiabatic or wave function renormalization scheme in the short range …
of inflation. Using the adiabatic or wave function renormalization scheme in the short range …
Ruling out primordial black hole formation from single-field inflation
J Kristiano, J Yokoyama - arXiv preprint arXiv:2211.03395, 2022 - arxiv.org
The most widely studied formation mechanism of a primordial black hole (PBH) is collapse
of large-amplitude perturbation on small scales generated in single-field inflation. In this …
of large-amplitude perturbation on small scales generated in single-field inflation. In this …
Highly non-Gaussian tails and primordial black holes from single-field inflation
For primordial perturbations, deviations from Gaussian statistics on the tail of the probability
distribution can be associated with non-perturbative effects of inflation. In this paper, we …
distribution can be associated with non-perturbative effects of inflation. In this paper, we …
Ultra-slow-roll inflation with quantum diffusion
C Pattison, V Vennin, D Wands… - Journal of Cosmology …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
We consider the effect of quantum diffusion on the dynamics of the inflaton during a period of
ultra-slow-roll inflation. We extend the stochastic-δ Script N formalism to the ultra-slow-roll …
ultra-slow-roll inflation. We extend the stochastic-δ Script N formalism to the ultra-slow-roll …
Non-Gaussian tail of the curvature perturbation in stochastic ultraslow-roll inflation: implications for primordial black hole production
DG Figueroa, S Raatikainen, S Räsänen, E Tomberg - Physical review letters, 2021 - APS
We consider quantum diffusion in ultraslow-roll (USR) inflation. Using the Δ N formalism, we
present the first stochastic calculation of the probability distribution P (R) of the curvature …
present the first stochastic calculation of the probability distribution P (R) of the curvature …
Implications of stochastic effects for primordial black hole production in ultra-slow-roll inflation
DG Figueroa, S Raatikainen, S Räsänen… - Journal of Cosmology …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
We study the impact of stochastic noise on the generation of primordial black hole (PBH)
seeds in ultra-slow-roll (USR) inflation with numerical simulations. We consider the non …
seeds in ultra-slow-roll (USR) inflation with numerical simulations. We consider the non …