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Inferring the cosmological constant in early Universe only by gravitational waves

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2025-01-23 v1

Abstract

The expansion of the Universe is accelerating which can be interpreted as due to the cosmological constant Λ\Lambda. In this study, we investigate the behavior of gravitational waves in the presence of a cosmological constant in the early universe. We rigorously analyze the merger rate of binary primordial black holes (PBHs) and the corresponding signal-to-noise ratio within the framework of Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA). We find that binary PBHs with a total mass of Mtot=1000MM_{\mathrm{tot}}=1000M_{\odot} and a redshift larger than z=500z=500 are the ideal system for studying the effect of the cosmological constant through LISA. By computing the fisher information matrix, we establish that the cosmological constant can be effectively constrained.

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@article{arxiv.2501.12608,
  title  = {Inferring the cosmological constant in early Universe only by gravitational waves},
  author = {Song Li and Wen-Biao Han},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2501.12608},
  year   = {2025}
}