Speaker
Dr
Javier Rubio
(Universidad Complutense de Madrid)
Description
A Hubble-induced phase transition is a natural spontaneous symmetry breaking mechanism, allowing for explosive particle production in non-oscillatory models of inflation involving non-minimally coupled spectator fields. In this talk, I will discuss the impact of this effect on the evolution and stability of the Standard Model Higgs after inflation and the reheating of the Universe, characterizing its dynamics via 3+1-dimensional classical lattice simulations. Phenomenological aspects like the generation of short-lived topological defects and gravitational waves will also be discussed.
Author
Dr
Javier Rubio
(Universidad Complutense de Madrid)
Co-author
Matteo Piani
(CENTRA, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa)
