I will discuss some work in progress that explores whether a mildly fine-tuned Higgs boson, as in (mini-)split supersymmetry, can have interesting or observable cosmological consequences. As moduli fields oscillate, the Higgs can respond and temporarily acquire very large values along a D-flat direction. Possible consequences include a burst of gravitational wave production and an altered estimate of the number of e-folds of inflation.
| Building: | West Hall |
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| Event Type: | Workshop / Seminar |
| Tags: | Free, Graduate Students, Lecture, Physics, Science, Talk, Undergraduate Students |
| Source: | Happening @ Michigan from HET Seminars, Department of Physics |
