Cosmological gravitational particle production and its implications for cosmological relics
Expansion of the Universe creates the conditions for particle production solely due to the presence of gravity. This review provides a field-theoretical description of particle creation in a time-dependent background and explores the consequences of cosmological gravitational particle production for dark matter, gravitational-wave radiation, dark radiation, and the baryon asymmetry of the Universe.
Authors
- Edward W. Kolb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7148-4052)
- Andrew J. Long (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0985-5809)
Institutions
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (US)
- University of Chicago (US)
- Rice University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Reviews of Modern Physics
- Published
- 2024-11-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/revmodphys.96.045005
- Citations
- 63
- Primary Topic
- Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 20.88
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- U.S. Department of Energy