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The observation of quasars at high redshifts presents a mystery in the theoryof black hole formation. In order to source such objects, one often relies onthe presence of heavy seeds ($M \approx 10^{4-6} \, M_{\odot}$) in place atearly times. Unfortunately, the formation of these heavy seeds are difficult torealize within the standard astrophysical context. Here, we investigate whethersuperconducting cosmic string loops can source sufficiently strongoverdensities in the early universe to address this mystery. We review a set ofdirect collapse conditions under which a primordial gas cloud will undergomonolithic collapse into a massive black hole (forming with a mass of $M_{BH}\approx 10^5 \, M_{\odot}$ at $z \approx 300$ in our scenario), andsystematically show how superconducting cosmic string loops can satisfy suchconditions in regions of the $G\mu-I$ parameter space.

Massive black holes at high redshifts from superconducting cosmic strings