Particle production and reheating in the inflationary universe

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dc.creatorGraham, Chris M
dc.creatorMoss, Ian G
dc.date2008-10-11
dc.date2008-10-15
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:27:02Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T12:27:02Z
dc.descriptionThermal field theory is applied to particle production rates in inflationary models, leading to new results for catalysed, or two-stage decay, where massive fields act as decay channels for the production of light fields. A numerical investigation of the Bolztmann equation in an expanding universe shows that the particle distributions produced during small amplitude inflaton oscillations or alongside slowly moving inflaton fields can thermalise.
dc.description16 pages, 12 figures, LaTeX, extra references in v2
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0810.2039
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0810.2039
dc.identifierPhys.Rev.D78:123526,2008
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevD.78.123526
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/215074
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology
dc.titleParticle production and reheating in the inflationary universe
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