The origin of certain objects in the universe, such as supermassive black holes, are still not clear to us. Black holes that dynamically form in the very early universe, called primordial black holes, could help explain the origin of supermassive black holes and even the composition of dark matter. In this talk, I will introduce my honors work examining the possible formation of PBH during preheating. I will also be investigating the possibility of scattering gravitational waves off of black holes. I will be using GABERel for both of these projects, which implements fully nonlinear numerical general relativity.
Join us on Friday, Sept. 8, for the first of this year's honors talks presented by physics students pursuing honors. Lunch will be available in Hayes 216 from 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. and the presentation will begin in Hayes 211/213 at 12:10 p.m. Come and support your fellow physics classmates. We hope to see you there!