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Theory and Numerics of Gravitational Waves from Preheating after Inflation

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Preheating after inflation involves large, time-dependent field inhomogeneities, which act as a classical source of gravitational radiation. The resulting spectrum might be probed by direct detection experiments if inflation occurs at a low enough energy scale. In this paper, we develop a theory and algorithm to calculate, analytically and numerically, the spectrum of energy density in gravitational waves produced from an inhomogeneous background of stochastic scalar fields in an expanding universe. We derive some generic analytical results for the emission of gravity waves by stochastic media of random fields, which can test the validity/accuracy of numerical calculations. We contrast our method with other numerical methods in the literature, and then we apply it to preheating after chaotic inflation. In this case, we are able to check analytically our numerical results, which differ significantly from previous works. We discuss how the gravity wave spectrum builds up with time and find that the amplitude and the frequency of its peak depend in a relatively simple way on the characteristic spatial scale amplified during preheating. We then estimate the peak frequency and amplitude of the spectrum produced in two models of preheating after hybrid inflation, which for some parameters may be relevant for gravity wave interferometric experiments.

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High Frequency Spectrum of Primordial Gravitational Waves

hep-ph · 2026-01-01 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0

High-frequency primordial gravitational waves extend to higher frequencies due to post-inflation inflaton dynamics, and their detailed spectrum shape can distinguish inflation models.

Dark Matter Freeze-in from a $Z^\prime$ Reheaton

hep-ph · 2025-11-04 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0

Dark matter freezes in from non-thermal Z' decays before reheating ends in an inflationary model with a secluded U(1)_D gauge sector, Z' reheaton, and lattice treatment of non-perturbative effects, opening viable parameter space with GW probes.

Equation of state during (p)reheating with trilinear interactions

astro-ph.CO · 2025-07-17 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0

Lattice simulations show that the post-inflationary equation of state with trilinear interactions returns to zero after an initial deviation, substantially lowering stochastic gravitational wave amplitudes relative to prior estimates.

Oscillon Formation in Palatini Modified Gravity Theories

gr-qc · 2026-05-01 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0 · 2 refs

Numerical simulations show oscillons form and dominate for an extended period in Palatini gravity with non-minimal coupling, producing ultra-high-frequency gravitational waves potentially accessible to future detectors.

Gravitational Waves from Matter Perturbations of Spectator Scalar Fields

hep-ph · 2026-04-06 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0

A spectator scalar field with strong portal coupling to the inflaton sources a stochastic gravitational wave background reaching Ω_GW h² ∼ 10^{-11} at frequencies 10^7-10^8 Hz for benchmark parameters σ/λ ≃ 10^4 and T_reh = 2×10^{14} GeV.

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  • Scalar-induced gravitational waves with non-Gaussianity up to all orders astro-ph.CO · 2025-08-14 · unverdicted · none · ref 59 · internal anchor

    Lattice simulations directly calculate SIGW spectra with non-Gaussianity to all orders and show that modest non-Gaussianity alters ultraviolet spectral behavior.

  • Audible Axion Magnetogenesis: Linking Intergalactic Magnetic Fields and Gravitational Waves hep-ph · 2026-05-20 · unverdicted · none · ref 46 · internal anchor

    Axion-like particles in the trapped misalignment mechanism produce observable gravitational waves while generating intergalactic magnetic fields that exceed blazar lower bounds in the parameter space promising for gravitational wave detection.

  • Self-resonance preheating in deformed attractor models: oscillon formation and evolution astro-ph.CO · 2026-02-08 · unverdicted · none · ref 138 · internal anchor

    Deformed alpha-attractor T-models with a Gaussian feature near the minimum yield more smaller shorter-lived oscillons during self-resonance preheating, suppressing energy in oscillons and altering the high-frequency gravitational wave tail while leaving low frequencies unchanged.

  • High Frequency Spectrum of Primordial Gravitational Waves hep-ph · 2026-01-01 · unverdicted · none · ref 78 · internal anchor

    High-frequency primordial gravitational waves extend to higher frequencies due to post-inflation inflaton dynamics, and their detailed spectrum shape can distinguish inflation models.

  • Dark Matter Freeze-in from a $Z^\prime$ Reheaton hep-ph · 2025-11-04 · unverdicted · none · ref 81 · internal anchor

    Dark matter freezes in from non-thermal Z' decays before reheating ends in an inflationary model with a secluded U(1)_D gauge sector, Z' reheaton, and lattice treatment of non-perturbative effects, opening viable parameter space with GW probes.

  • Equation of state during (p)reheating with trilinear interactions astro-ph.CO · 2025-07-17 · unverdicted · none · ref 62 · internal anchor

    Lattice simulations show that the post-inflationary equation of state with trilinear interactions returns to zero after an initial deviation, substantially lowering stochastic gravitational wave amplitudes relative to prior estimates.

  • Oscillon Formation in Palatini Modified Gravity Theories gr-qc · 2026-05-01 · unverdicted · none · ref 78 · 2 links

    Numerical simulations show oscillons form and dominate for an extended period in Palatini gravity with non-minimal coupling, producing ultra-high-frequency gravitational waves potentially accessible to future detectors.

  • Gravitational Waves from Matter Perturbations of Spectator Scalar Fields hep-ph · 2026-04-06 · unverdicted · none · ref 42

    A spectator scalar field with strong portal coupling to the inflaton sources a stochastic gravitational wave background reaching Ω_GW h² ∼ 10^{-11} at frequencies 10^7-10^8 Hz for benchmark parameters σ/λ ≃ 10^4 and T_reh = 2×10^{14} GeV.

  • CMB-S4 Science Case, Reference Design, and Project Plan astro-ph.IM · 2019-07-10 · unverdicted · none · ref 210 · internal anchor

    Presents the science case, reference design, and project plan for the CMB-S4 ground-based CMB experiment.

  • Gravitational waves production during preheating within GB gravity with monomial coupling gr-qc · 2026-04-06 · unverdicted · none · ref 55

    In Gauss-Bonnet inflation with monomial potential and coupling, gravitational waves from preheating produce a present-day energy density spectrum consistent with Planck constraints when the coupling strength, equation of state, and efficiency are set to specific values.