3 papers
hep-ph2026
Particle Cosmology: 1980-2000
Edward W. Kolb
A new field, \emph{Particle Cosmology}, emerged at the interface of elementary particle physics and cosmology in the last two decades of the 20th century. In this chapter of the \e…
hep-ph2026
Creation of spin-3/2 dark matter via cosmological gravitational particle production
Edward W. Kolb, Andrew J. Long, Evan McDonough +1
We study the cosmological gravitational particle production (CGPP) of spin-3/2 particles during and after cosmic inflation, and map the parameter space that can realize the observe…
astro-ph.CO2025
Cosmological gravitational particle production and its implications for cosmological relics
Edward W. Kolb, Andrew J. Long
Cosmological gravitational particle production (CGPP) is the creation of particles in an expanding universe due solely to their gravitational interaction. These particles can play…