3 papers
astro-ph.CO2025
Implications of stochastic effects for primordial black hole production in ultra-slow-roll inflation
Daniel G. Figueroa, Sami Raatikainen, Syksy Rasanen +1
We study the impact of stochastic noise on the generation of primordial black hole (PBH) seeds in ultra-slow-roll (USR) inflation with numerical simulations. We consider the non-li…
astro-ph.CO2025
Non-Gaussian tail of the curvature perturbation in stochastic ultra-slow-roll inflation: implications for primordial black hole production
Daniel G. Figueroa, Sami Raatikainen, Syksy Rasanen +1
We consider quantum diffusion in ultra-slow-roll (USR) inflation. Using the formalism, we present the first stochastic calculation of the probability distribution $P(\mathcal…
astro-ph.CO2024
Gravitational Wave Emission from a Cosmic String Loop, I: Global Case
Jorge Baeza-Ballesteros, Edmund J. Copeland, Daniel G. Figueroa +1
We study the simultaneous decay of global string loops into scalar particles (massless and massive modes) and gravitational waves (GWs). Using field theory simulations in flat spac…