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Did Gravitational Waves Affect the Evolution of the Universe?

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2015-05-13 v2

Abstract

As Cosmologists struggle to understand the evolution of our universe, an often over-looked element is the affect of gravitational radiation on the primordial plasma field. This appears to be due to the inaccurate approximation of the primordial plasma field as a simple hydrodynamic fluid, therefore neglecting the full dynamics of the magneto-fluid. In this paper, we show how gravitational waves may have had a significant impact on the evolution of our universe. While more work is needed, the author hopes to eventually develop a large-scale simulation of structure formation in the early universe, which takes the interactions of scalar perturbations, gravitational waves, magnetic fields and a dynamic plasma field into account.

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@article{arxiv.0808.1764,
  title  = {Did Gravitational Waves Affect the Evolution of the Universe?},
  author = {David Garrison},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0808.1764},
  year   = {2015}
}

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14 pages, 1 figure

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