The existence and frequency of Hawking stars would be a test for the existence of primordial black holes and their commonality, and test their candidacy as a form of
dark matter.[2][3]
These stars are theorized to exist in the contemporary universe,[2][3] unlike a similar type of stars from the early universe,
quasi-stars, where very large gas clouds directly collapse into black holes surrounded by star's envelope, also powered by black hole accretion.[4] Unlike the primordial quasi-stars, Hawking stars would be the size of contemporary stars, whereas quasi-stars would be incredibly massive.[2][3]
See also
Thorne–Żytkow object, a theoretical type of star formed by a neutron star merging with and becoming the core of another star
Supernova progenitor, a star that could collapse into a black hole after the end of its life
Matthew E. Caplan, Earl P. Bellinger, Andrew D. Santarelli (2023), Is there a black hole in the center of the Sun?,
arXiv:2312.07647,
Bibcode:
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link)
External links
What If There's A Black Hole Inside The Sun? | Hawking Stars. Space Time. PBS. 20 December 2023.
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YouTube.