Chaos and Preheating

Abstract

We show evidence for a relationship between chaos and parametric resonance both in a classical system and in the semiclassical process of particle creation. We apply our considerations in a toy model for preheating after inflation.

7 pages, 9 figures; uses epsfig and revtex v3.1. Matches version accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. D

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• The Development of Equilibrium After Preheating
• Reheating and turbulence
• Resonance enhancement of particle production during reheating

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