Primordial black holes with an accurate QCD equation of state

Making use of definitive new lattice computations of the Standard Model thermodynamics during the quantum chromodynamic (QCD) phase transition, we calculate the enhancement in the mass distribution of primordial black holes (PBHs) due to the softening of the equation of state. We find that the enhancement peaks at approximately 0.7 M-circle dot, with the formation rate increasing by at least two orders of magnitude due to the softening of the equation of state at this time, with a range of approximately 0.3 M-circle dot <M <1.4 M-circle dot at full width half-maximum. PBH formation is increased by a smaller amount for PBHs with masses spanning a large range, 10(-3) M-circle dot <M-PBH