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JOURNAL OF COSMOLOGY AND ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS
卷 -, 期 6, 页码 -出版社
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2019/06/037
关键词
cosmology of theories beyond the SM; dark matter theory; particle physics - cosmology connection; physics of the early universe
资金
- FONDECYT [1161150]
- CONICYT-PCHA/Doctorado Nacional [2018-21180309]
- New College, Oxford
- Simons Center for Geometry and Physics (Program: Geometry & Physics of Hitchin Systems)
If the early universe is dominated by an energy density which evolves other than radiation-like the normal Hubble-temperature relation H proportional to T-2 is broken and dark matter relic density calculations in this era can be significantly different. We first highlight that with a population of states phi sourcing an initial expansion rate of the form H proportional to T2+n/2, for n >= -4, during the period of appreciable phi decays the evolution transitions to H proportional to T-4. The decays of phi imply source of entropy production in the thermal bath which alters the Boltzmann equations and impacts the dark matter relic abundance. We show that the form of the initial expansion rate leaves a lasting imprint on relic densities established while H proportional to T-4 since the value of the exponent n changes the temperature evolution of the thermal bath. In particular, a dark matter relic density set via freeze-in or non-thermal production is highly sensitive to the temperature dependance of the initial expansion rate. This work generalises earlier studies which assumed initial expansion rates due to matter or kination domination.
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