Thermal history of the universe after inflation

Scott Watson

doi:10.1063/1.4953317

Thermal history of the universe after inflation

Scott Watson

Department of Physics

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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)
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
Editors	Rouzbeh Allahverdi, Jason Kumar, Louis Strigari, Bhaskar Dutta, Farinaldo Queiroz, Kaladi Babu, Rebecca Surman, Barbara Szczerbinska, Baha Balantekin, Teruki Kamon
Publisher	American Institute of Physics Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9780735414006
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4953317
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

Publication series

Name	AIP Conference Proceedings
Volume	1743
ISSN (Print)	0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)	1551-7616

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
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 R. Allahverdi, J. Kumar, L. Strigari, B. Dutta, F. Queiroz, K. Babu, R. Surman, B. Szczerbinska, B. Balantekin, & T. Kamon (Eds.), CETUP* 2015 - Workshop on Dark Matter, Neutrino Physics and Astrophysics and PPC 2015 - IXth International Conference on Interconnections between Particle Physics and Cosmology [050016] (AIP Conference Proceedings; Vol. 1743). American Institute of Physics Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4953317

Thermal history of the universe after inflation. / Watson, Scott.

CETUP* 2015 - Workshop on Dark Matter, Neutrino Physics and Astrophysics and PPC 2015 - IXth International Conference on Interconnections between Particle Physics and Cosmology. ed. / Rouzbeh Allahverdi; Jason Kumar; Louis Strigari; Bhaskar Dutta; Farinaldo Queiroz; Kaladi Babu; Rebecca Surman; Barbara Szczerbinska; Baha Balantekin; Teruki Kamon. American Institute of Physics Inc., 2016. 050016 (AIP Conference Proceedings; Vol. 1743).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Watson, S 2016, Thermal history of the universe after inflation. in R Allahverdi, J Kumar, L Strigari, B Dutta, F Queiroz, K Babu, R Surman, B Szczerbinska, B Balantekin & T Kamon (eds), CETUP* 2015 - Workshop on Dark Matter, Neutrino Physics and Astrophysics and PPC 2015 - IXth International Conference on Interconnections between Particle Physics and Cosmology., 050016, AIP Conference Proceedings, vol. 1743, American Institute of Physics Inc., 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, 6/15/15. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4953317

Watson S. Thermal history of the universe after inflation. In Allahverdi R, Kumar J, Strigari L, Dutta B, Queiroz F, Babu K, Surman R, Szczerbinska B, Balantekin B, Kamon T, editors, CETUP* 2015 - Workshop on Dark Matter, Neutrino Physics and Astrophysics and PPC 2015 - IXth International Conference on Interconnections between Particle Physics and Cosmology. American Institute of Physics Inc. 2016. 050016. (AIP Conference Proceedings). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4953317

Watson, Scott. / Thermal history of the universe after inflation. CETUP* 2015 - Workshop on Dark Matter, Neutrino Physics and Astrophysics and PPC 2015 - IXth International Conference on Interconnections between Particle Physics and Cosmology. editor / Rouzbeh Allahverdi ; Jason Kumar ; Louis Strigari ; Bhaskar Dutta ; Farinaldo Queiroz ; Kaladi Babu ; Rebecca Surman ; Barbara Szczerbinska ; Baha Balantekin ; Teruki Kamon. American Institute of Physics Inc., 2016. (AIP Conference Proceedings).

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