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Preheating and Thermalization after Inflation
After a short review of inlationary preheating, we discuss the development of equilibrium in the frameworks of massless $\lambda \Phi^4$ model. It is shown that the process is characterised by the appearance of Kolmogorov spectra and the evolution towards thermal equilibrium follows self-similar dyn...
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| Lenguaje: | eng |
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2003
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| Acceso en línea: | https://dx.doi.org/10.1142/9789812704498_0020 http://cds.cern.ch/record/603045 |
| Sumario: | After a short review of inlationary preheating, we discuss the development of equilibrium in the frameworks of massless $\lambda \Phi^4$ model. It is shown that the process is characterised by the appearance of Kolmogorov spectra and the evolution towards thermal equilibrium follows self-similar dynamics. Simplified kinetic theory gives values for all characteristic exponents which are close to what is observed in lattice simulations. This allows estimation of the resulting reheating temperature. |
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