Exploring early universe physics at the MPS research colloquium
On April 23rd, the Department of Mathematics and Physical Sciences (MPS) hosted an informative session aimed at probing into the realm of early universe physics titled “Quantum Formation Mechanism of Primordial Black Holes” by Mariem Absar (Postgraduate, University of Chittagong), under the series “Merul Badda Talks in Math and Physics”.
Mariem is pursuing her master’s at the University of Chittagong. Besides studying, she has been working as a research assistant at the institution, while previously having worked as a part-time research assistant at QNLabs. She was also honoured with the NST Fellowship from the Ministry of Science and Technology. Her experience offers expertise in cosmology and its complex mathematical aspects, and, therefore, sets her up as an ideal choice to speak on such a complex, analytical topic.
Mariem began the session by introducing primordial black holes and then slowly progressed into various mathematical aspects of them. They were then used to derive an analytical expression regarding vacuum fluctuations, leading to primordial black holes, to deeply investigate their quantum formations. Afterwards, she drew comparisons of the quantum formations of primordial black holes from both the classical and horizontal quantum mechanical perspectives. To delve deeper, participants asked curious and analytical questions.
Attendees from various departments and institutions participated in the session. One of the attendees, Saleh Ahmed Pushan (Junior, MPS), stated, “I think sessions on these topics bring out the beauty of cosmology and the early universe”. Sayeda Tashnuba Jahan (Lecturer, MPS) commented, “It was an immense pleasure to host Mariem Absar this session. We are happy to see the number of people attending the event. It is always refreshing to see enthusiasm for science from young researchers”.
