Joint Astrophysical Colloquium
Gravitational Particle Production in the Early Universe
Edward Kolb (University of Chicago)
Thursday 12/01/2023 @ 11:30, Sala IV piano Battiferro + remoto
Particles can be created from the vacuum simply by the expansion of the universe. This phenomenon is the origin of the anisotropies in the cosmic microwave background and the origin of the seeds for the growth of structure. It may even be the source of the dark matter in the universe.