Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1847731 Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements 2009 6 Pages PDF
Abstract

I review two mechanisms by which gravitational waves can be generated at the end of inflation: preheating, and gravitons Hawking radiated during the decay of very small primordial black holes. These mechanisms are contrasted with the gravitational waves during inflation, and may provide a window into the physical processes that govern the end of the inflationary phase.

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