Illuminating the Cosmos: dark matter, primordial black holes, and cosmic dawn

The Λ-CDM model of cosmology has done much to clarify our picture of the early universe. However, there are still some questions that Λ-CDM does not necessarily answer; questions such as what is the fundamental nature of dark matter? What is its origin? And what causes the intriguing measurements th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Qin, Wenzer
Other Authors: Slatyer, Tracy R.
Format: Thesis
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2024
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/156657