Gravitational interactions can induce particle decay and influence decay rates, as demonstrated in cosmological models of particle production and curved spacetime quantum field theory.
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Stochastic gravitational waves from inflaton decays
2019 · cited by 36
Studies the perturbative decay of the inflaton into particles with the emission of gravitons due to the universality of gravitational interactions.
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Multifield formulation of gravitational particle production after inflation
2015 · cited by 18
Demonstrates that the inflaton sector can decay into matter through its non-minimal coupling to gravity, reheating the universe gravitationally.
Gravitational wave sourced by decay of massive particle from primordial black hole evaporation
2024 · cited by 17
Investigates the decay of particles produced by Hawking radiation, noting that particle decays inevitably entail the emission of gravitons via bremsstrahlung.
Decay of a massive particle in a stiff-matter-dominated universe
2017 · cited by 13
Calculates the transition probability and decay rates for a massive scalar particle in a gravitational field, showing that gravity modifies particle decay.
Particle decay in expanding Friedmann-Robertson-Walker universes
2018 · cited by 11
Examines how particle decay rates are altered in curved spacetime and expanding universes due to gravitational interactions.