arXiv:2602.16963·v1·Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Inflationary Reheating to Preheating - A Personal Account
Robert Brandenberger (McGill)🇨🇦 · Jennie Traschen (Univ. of Massachusetts)🇺🇸
Abstract
This is a personal account of the early work that led to what is now known as the ``preheating stage" of inflationary cosmology. The broader applicability of the underlying instability mechanisms in cosmology are indicated.
Comments: 8 pages