Séminaires

[IP2I Seminar] Topical Review - Yann Mambrini: "Producing Quanta in the Early Universe"

Europe/Paris
Dirac/RdC-Amphithéâtre (IP2I)

Dirac/RdC-Amphithéâtre

IP2I

160
Description

In this seminar, I propose to review the various mechanisms involved in the production of matter and radiation in the early Universe, starting from the period of inflation. I will discuss the roles played by the inflaton, spectator fields, and primordial black holes. I will focus in particular on the gravitational production of particles, as well as its consequences for primordial gravitational waves.