Nonequilibrium electroweak baryogenesis at preheating after inflation
Nonequilibrium electroweak baryogenesis at preheating after inflation
We present a novel scenario for baryogenesis in a hybrid inflation model at the electroweak scale, in which the Standard Model Higgs field triggers the end of inflation. One of the conditions for successful baryogenesis, the departure from thermal equilibrium, is naturally achieved at the stage of preheating after inflation. …