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Title: Particle production and reheating of the inflationary universe

Journal Article · · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
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  1. School of Mathematics and Statistics, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 7RU (United Kingdom)

Thermal field theory is applied to particle production rates in inflationary models, leading to new results for catalyzed or two-stage decay, where massive fields act as decay channels for the production of light fields. A numerical investigation of the Boltzmann equation in an expanding universe shows that the particle distributions produced during small amplitude inflaton oscillations or even alongside slowly moving inflaton fields can thermalize.

OSTI ID:
21251115
Journal Information:
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Vol. 78, Issue 12; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.78.123526; (c) 2008 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0556-2821
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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