High density preheating effects on Q-ball decays and inflation in the minimal supersymmetric standard model

Micha Berkooz*, Daniel J.H. Chung, Tomer Volansky

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Abstract

Nonperturbative preheating decay of postinflationary condensates often results in a high density, low momenta, nonthermal gas. In the case where the nonperturbative classical evolution also leads to Q balls, this effect shields them from instant dissociation, and may radically change the thermal history of the Universe. For example, in a large class of inflationary scenarios, motivated by the minimal supersymmetric standard model and its embedding in string theory, the reheat temperature changes by a multiplicative factor of 1012.

Original languageEnglish
Article number031303
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume96
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 27 Jan 2006
Externally publishedYes

Funding

FundersFunder number
National Science Foundation
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences0506002

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