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Inhomogeneity and the Post-Inflationary Universe

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2009-10-31 v1

Abstract

We discuss the interaction between perturbations in the inflaton and the background during the preheating phase in simple inflationary models. By numerically solving the Einstein field equations we are able to assess the impact of non-linear gravitational effects on preheating, and to assess the accuracy of perturbative discussions of the preheating epoch.

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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/9901434,
  title  = {Inhomogeneity and the Post-Inflationary Universe},
  author = {Richard Easther and Matthew Parry},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/9901434},
  year   = {2009}
}

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