Perturbations in warm inflation

Journal Article · Sat Sep 15 04:00:00 EDT 2001 · Physical Review D

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.64.063513· OSTI ID:40277337

de Oliveira, H P; Joras, S E

Warm inflation is an interesting possibility to describe the early universe, whose basic feature is the absence, at least in principle, of a preheating or reheating phase. Here we analyze the dynamics of warm inflation generalizing the usual slow-roll parameters that are useful for characterizing the inflationary phase. We study the evolution of entropy and adiabatic perturbations, where the main result is that for a very small amount of dissipation the entropy perturbations can be neglected and the purely adiabatic perturbations will be responsible for the primordial spectrum of inhomogeneities. Taking into account the Cosmic Background Explorer Differential Microwave Radiometer data of the cosmic microwave background anisotropy as well as the fact that the interval of inflation for which the scales of astrophysical interest cross outside the Hubble radius is about 50 e-folds before the end of inflation, we could estimate the magnitude of the dissipation term. It is also possible to show that at the end of inflation the universe is hot enough to provide a smooth transition to the radiation era.

• Research Organization: Brown University
• Sponsoring Organization: (US)
• DOE Contract Number: FG02-91ER40688
• OSTI ID: 40277337
• Journal Information: Physical Review D, Journal Name: Physical Review D Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 64; ISSN 0556-2821
• Publisher: The American Physical Society
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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