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Theory Seminar (High Energy/Cosmology)

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Events During the Week of September 19th through September 26th, 2021

Monday, September 20th, 2021

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Tuesday, September 21st, 2021

Computation of Gravitational Particle Production Using Adiabatic Invariants
Time: 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Place: Chamberlin 5280
Speaker: Edward Basso, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Abstract: Analytic and numerical techniques are presented for computing gravitational production of scalar particles in the limit that the inflaton mass is much larger than the Hubble expansion rate at the end of inflation. These techniques rely upon adiabatic invariants and time modeling of a typical inflaton field which has slow and fast time variation components. A faster computation time for numerical integration is achieved via subtraction of slowly varying components that are ultimately exponentially suppressed. The fast oscillatory remnant results in production of scalar particles with a mass larger than the inflationary Hubble expansion rate through a mechanism analogous to perturbative particle scattering. An improved effective Boltzmann collision equation description of this particle production mechanism is developed. This model allows computation of the spectrum using only adiabatic invariants, avoiding the need to explicitly solve the inflaton equations of motion. Note: This is a hybrid event. A zoom link will be distributed via the seminar mailing list. To join, email the organizer.
Host: Lars Aalsma
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Wednesday, September 22nd, 2021

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Thursday, September 23rd, 2021

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Friday, September 24th, 2021

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