Damping of tensor modes in inflation
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
2013-05-30 v3 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
We discuss the damping of tensor modes due to anisotropic stress in inflation. The effect is negligible in standard inflation and may be significantly large in inflation models that involve drastic production of free-streaming particles.
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@article{arxiv.1111.0295,
title = {Damping of tensor modes in inflation},
author = {Kin-Wang Ng},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1111.0295},
year = {2013}
}
Comments
9 pages, 1 figure, revised version to be published in Physical Review D