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Generating Gravitational Waves After Inflation

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics 2009-11-05 v1

Abstract

I review two mechanisms by which gravitational waves can be generated at the end of inflation: preheating, and gravitons Hawking radiated during the decay of very small primordial black holes. These mechanisms are contrasted with the gravitational waves during inflation, and may provide a window into the physical processes that govern the end of the inflationary phase.

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@article{arxiv.0906.4527,
  title  = {Generating Gravitational Waves After Inflation},
  author = {Richard Easther},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0906.4527},
  year   = {2009}
}

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