Planet Nine – Primordial Black Hole or a Dark Matter Object: A Comparative Study

Authors

  • Arun Kenath CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru.
  • Kiren Othayoth Veetil CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru.
  • Sivaram Chandra Indian Institute of Astrophysics

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12723/mjs.58.2

Keywords:

Planet Nine, dark matter objects, primordial black hole

Abstract

The study of Planet Nine has received a lot of attention of late. Recently it has been proposed that Planet Nine could be a Primordial Black Hole (PBH) lurking in our solar system. Earlier it was suggested by the present authors that Planet Nine could be degenerate object constituted mostly of dark matter (DM) particles, having their own distinct characteristic properties which were elaborated upon. Here we do a comparative study on whether the Planet Nine is a PBH or a DM Object, which would be relevant for future observations.

Author Biographies

Arun Kenath, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru.

Department of Physics and Electronics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

Kiren Othayoth Veetil, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru.

Department of Physics and Electronics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

Sivaram Chandra, Indian Institute of Astrophysics

Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

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Published

2021-07-01

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 3 (2021): Mapana Journal of Sciences

Section

Research Articles

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