PBHtestiin
PBHtestiin is a fictional computational framework described in speculative fiction to assess hypothetical signals of primordial black holes (PBHs). The term blends the PBH acronym with a suffix suggesting a testing protocol for astrophysical hypotheses, signaling its role as a method rather than a physical entity.
The framework is presented as modular: it defines a family of PBH population models, a set of
In-universe, PBHtestiin is used to explore whether PBHs could account for a portion of dark matter, to
Critics within the fiction note that PBHtestiin illustrates general principles of scientific reasoning—testing hypotheses with predictions,
See also: Primordial black hole, Bayesian statistics, Model comparison, Gravitational lensing, Gravitational waves. References: In-universe references