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4 claims from 2 papers

1. Physics and Astronomy › Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena

   What if Planet 9 is a Primordial Black Hole?

   Scholtz and Unwin · Physical Review Letters · 2020

   The paper proposes that odd orbits of distant Solar System objects and extra microlensing events could both be explained by Earth-to-several-Earth-mass primordial black holes, one possibly captured as Planet 9.

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   1. UncheckedThe paper states that observational constraints on a primordial black hole in the outer Solar System differ markedly from those on a new ninth planet.“The observational constraints on a PBH in the outer Solar System significantly differ from the case of a new ninth planet.”
   2. UncheckedIf Planet 9 is a primordial black hole, it could be identified by annihilation signals from the dark matter cloud surrounding it.“This scenario could be confirmed through annihilation signals from the dark matter microhalo around the PBH.”

2. Physics and Astronomy › Cosmology and Gravitation Theories

   Running into tension: Primordial black holes from ultra-slow-roll inflation, spectral running, and the Hubble tension

   Anonymous, Iovino and Vagnozzi · Physical review. D/Physical review. D. · 2026

   The paper tests how early dark energy, proposed to ease the Hubble tension, changes the spectral running inferred from CMB and BAO data, and what this means for primordial black holes from ultra-slow-roll inflation.

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   1. UncheckedFor most dataset combinations, adding early dark energy to the standard model raises the inferred spectral running α_s, offsetting extra small-scale damping.“For most dataset combinations, moving from Λ cold dark matter to EDE increases the inferred α s : once the acoustic angular scale θ s is fixed, EDE increases the diffusion-to-acoustic angular scale ratio θ d / θ s , and the shift in α s compensates this extra damping by increasing small-scale power.”
   2. UncheckedIf the Hubble tension reflects new physics, the difficulties for primordial black hole models from ultra-slow-roll inflation grow, according to this paper.“In this sense, tension calls for tension: taking the Hubble tension seriously as an indication for new physics strengthens the challenges faced by USR PBH models.”