TH Thursday Seminar

Evolution of gravitational fluctuations during preheating

by Fabio FINELLI (Purdue University)

→ Europe/Zurich
TH Auditorium (CERN)

TH Auditorium

CERN

Description
Gravitational fluctuations can be affected by preheating after inflation, even on scales larger than the Hubble radius, without violating causality. We discuss linear and non-linear aspects in the evolution of gravitational fluctuations during this stage and its implications for the final spectrum of curvature perturbations.