Abstract
When did the universe thermalize? In this talk I review the status of this issue and its importance in establishing the expected properties of dark matter, the growth of large-scale structure, and the viability of inflation models when confronted with CMB observations. I also present a novel approach to tackling the theoretical challenges surrounding inflationary (p)reheating, which seeks to extend past work on the Effective Field Theory of Inflation to the time of reheating.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | CETUP* 2015 - Workshop on Dark Matter, Neutrino Physics and Astrophysics and PPC 2015 - IXth International Conference on Interconnections between Particle Physics and Cosmology |
| Publisher | American Institute of Physics Inc. |
| Volume | 1743 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780735414006 |
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| State | Published - Jun 21 2016 |
| Event | 5th Workshop on Dark Matter, Neutrino Physics and Astrophysics, CETUP* 2015 and 9th International Conference on Interconnections between Particle Physics and Cosmology, PPC 2015 - Lead/Deadwood, United States Duration: Jun 15 2015 → Jul 17 2015 |
Other
| Other | 5th Workshop on Dark Matter, Neutrino Physics and Astrophysics, CETUP* 2015 and 9th International Conference on Interconnections between Particle Physics and Cosmology, PPC 2015 |
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| Country | United States |
| City | Lead/Deadwood |
| Period | 6/15/15 → 7/17/15 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
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Watson, S. (2016). Thermal history of the universe after inflation. In CETUP* 2015 - Workshop on Dark Matter, Neutrino Physics and Astrophysics and PPC 2015 - IXth International Conference on Interconnections between Particle Physics and Cosmology (Vol. 1743). [050016] American Institute of Physics Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4953317