Productive interactions: heavy particles, gravitational waves and non-Gaussianity
Event details
| Date | 01.05.2017 |
| Hour | 14:00 › 15:00 |
| Speaker | Mehrdad Mirbabayi |
| Location |
BSP 727 (Cubotron)
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| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
I discuss the phenomenology of models of inflation with periodic particle production. Particle production occurs as the mass of heavy particles goes through non-adiabatic modulations as the inflaton field rolls. I show that this process can lead to significant emission of scalar and gravitational waves during inflation, with distinct observational signatures.
Practical information
- General public
- Free
Organizer
- Riccardo Torre