Stochastic background of gravitational waves from cosmological sources
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2015-06-11 v2 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Abstract
Gravitational waves (GW) can constitute a unique probe of the primordial universe. In many cases, the characteristic frequency of the emitted GW is directly related to the energy scale at which the GW source is operating in the early universe. Consequently, different GW detectors can probe different energy scales in the evolution of the universe. After a general introduction on the properties of a GW stochastic background of primordial origin, some examples of cosmological sources are presented, which may lead to observable GW signals.
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@article{arxiv.1501.01174,
title = {Stochastic background of gravitational waves from cosmological sources},
author = {Chiara Caprini},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1501.01174},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
Proceedings of LISA Symposium X, accepted for publication in Journal of Physics: Conference Series. Typos corrected, two references added