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Ultralight scalars and invisible gravitons

  • Massimo Giovannini
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Abstract

Unless the tensor to scalar ratio is small enough, the non-adiabatic mode associated with the ultralight bosons may be dangerously comparable with the adiabatic spectrum of curvature inhomogeneities. We point out here that this statement depends on the timeline of the post-inflationary expansion rate. Provided the decelerated evolution is slower than radiation for a sufficiently long period, the relative weight of the non-adiabatic and adiabatic components does not conflict with the direct constraints coming from the large-scale observations. Conversely the presence of ultralight bosons excludes the presence of long stages expanding faster than radiation. The synthesis of the light nuclei and the spectrum of the relic gravitons at high frequencies set the relevant constraints on the duration of the decelerated stages, on the delayed dominance of radiation and on the mass range of the ultralight scalars.

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@misc{giovannini2026ultralight,
  title = {{Ultralight scalars and invisible gravitons}},
  author = {Massimo Giovannini},
  howpublished = {arXiv},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2610.14119},
  eprint = {2610.14119},
  archivePrefix = {arXiv},
  url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.14119},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
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TY  - UNPB
TI  - Ultralight scalars and invisible gravitons
AU  - Massimo Giovannini
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/09
PB  - arXiv
DO  - 10.48550/arxiv.2610.14119
UR  - https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.14119
AB  - Unless the tensor to scalar ratio is small enough, the non-adiabatic mode associated with the ultralight bosons may be dangerously comparable with the adiabatic spectrum of curvature inhomogeneities. We point out here that this statement depends on the timeline of the post-inflationary expansion rate. Provided the decelerated evolution is slower than radiation for a sufficiently long period, the relative weight of the non-adiabatic and adiabatic components does not conflict with the direct constraints coming from the large-scale observations. Conversely the presence of ultralight bosons excludes the presence of long stages expanding faster than radiation. The synthesis of the light nuclei and the spectrum of the relic gravitons at high frequencies set the relevant constraints on the duration of the decelerated stages, on the delayed dominance of radiation and on the mass range of the ultralight scalars.
ER  -