Title: Strongly coupled holographic sectors and the Early Universe

Abstract: Strongly coupled confining theories are well-motivated in many BSM frameworks. Non-perturbative phenomena in the cosmological history of these theories present interesting theoretical questions and possibilities for observable signals. I will present recent and ongoing work that uses bottom-up holography and warped extra-dimensions to investigate the theoretical and phenomenological aspects of such phenomena. I will present two considerations: one post-inflationary, one pre-inflationary. The post-inflationary consideration will be about the deconfinement to confinement phase transition in the early Universe. The pre-inflationary consideration will be about an inflaton coupled to a confined sector. 
 
The talk will be based on 2309.10090, 2401.09633 and ongoing work.

https://lbnl.zoom.us/j/94928022788?pwd=emVQWG1mTnhSbHVqekVuenk0VEVQZz09