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A tensor-type cosmological perturbation, defined as a transverse and traceless spatial fluctuation, is often interpreted as the gravitational waves. While decoupled from the scalar-type perturbations in linear order, the tensor…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2017-06-28 Jai-chan Hwang , Donghui Jeong , Hyerim Noh

Scalar metric fluctuations generically source a spectrum of gravitational waves at second order in perturbation theory, poising gravitational wave experiments as potentially powerful probes of the small-scale curvature power spectrum. We…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-08-20 Peter Adshead , Kaloian D. Lozanov , Zachary J. Weiner

We discuss the gravitational wave background generated by primordial density perturbations evolving during the radiation era. At second-order in a perturbative expansion, density fluctuations produce gravitational waves. We calculate the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-11-26 Kishore N. Ananda , Chris Clarkson , David Wands

We investigate the non-Gaussianity of second-order matter density perturbations induced by primordial gravitational waves (GWs). These tensor-induced scalar modes arise from local fluctuations in the GWs energy density, which is quadratic…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-05-12 Mariam Abdelaziz , Pritha Bari , Sabino Matarrese , Angelo Ricciardone

Gravitational waves induced by primordial perturbations serve as crucial probes for studying the early universe, providing a significant window into potential new physics during cosmic evolution. Due to the potentially large amplitudes of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-03-25 Jing-Zhi Zhou , Yu-Ting Kuang , Di Wu , H. Lü , Zhe Chang

Induced gravitational waves provide a powerful probe of primordial perturbations in the early universe through their distinctive spectral properties. We analyze the spectral energy density $\Omega_{\text{GW}}$ of gravitational waves induced…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-01-20 Chang Han , Zu-Cheng Chen , Hongwei Yu , Puxun Wu

Gravitational waves signatures from dynamical scalar field configurations provide a compelling observational window on the early universe. Here we identify intriguing connections between dark matter and scalars fields that emit…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2021-07-13 Amit Bhoonah , Joseph Bramante , Simran Nerval , Ningqiang Song

We investigate the scalar induced gravitational waves which propagate with a speed different from the speed of light. First, we analytically calculate the expression of the power spectrum of the scalar induced gravitational waves which is…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-10-28 Jun Li , Guang-Hai Guo

We investigate the gauge invariance of the second order gravitational waves induced by the first order scalar perturbations by following the Lie derivative method. It is shown explicitly that the second order gravitational waves are gauge…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-09-30 Zhe Chang , Sai Wang , Qing-Hua Zhu

Stochastic gravitational waves can be induced from the primordial curvature perturbations generated during inflation, through scalar-tensor mode coupling at the second order of cosmological perturbation theory. Here we discuss a model of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2022-04-07 Richa Arya , Arvind Kumar Mishra

We calculate the frequency dependence of gravitational wave background arising at second order of cosmological perturbation theory due to mixing of tensor and scalar modes. The calculation of the induced gravitational background is…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2010-04-06 Edgar Bugaev , Peter Klimai

If primordial scalar or tensor perturbations are enhanced on short scales, it may lead to the production of observable gravitational wave signals. These waves may be sourced by scalar-scalar, scalar-tensor or tensor-tensor interactions.…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-10-24 Raphaël Picard , Matthew W. Davies

Gravitational waves are propagating undulations in the spacetime fabric, which interact very weakly with their environment. In cosmology, gravitational-wave distortions are produced by most of the inflationary scenarios and their…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-03-30 Despoina Pazouli , Christos G. Tsagas

We investigate a novel probe of spatial geometry of the Universe through the observation of gravitational waves (GWs) induced by first order curvature perturbations. The existence of spatial curvature leaves imprints on the gravitational…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-10-18 Utkarsh Kumar , Udaykrishna Thattarampilly , Pankaj Chaturvedi

Formation of primordial black holes from inflationary fluctuations is accompanied by a scalar induced gravitational wave background. We perform a Bayesian search of such background in the data from Advanced LIGO and Virgo's first, second…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-02-16 Alba Romero-Rodriguez , Mario Martinez , Oriol Pujolàs , Mairi Sakellariadou , Ville Vaskonen

We provide a review on the state-of-the-art of gravitational waves induced by primordial fluctuations, so-called induced gravitational waves. We present the intuitive physics behind induced gravitational waves and we revisit and unify the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-11-08 Guillem Domènech

We study the effect of primordial scalar curvature perturbations on the propagation of gravitational waves over cosmic distances. We point out that such curvature perturbations deform the isotropic spectrum of any stochastic background of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-07-01 Valerie Domcke , Ryusuke Jinno , Henrique Rubira

This paper discusses the gauge issue touching the gravitational waves induced at the second order by the scalar modes of cosmological perturbations. These waves are known to depend on the gauge used for their calculation. In this paper, we…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-09-27 Vincent Comeau

Gravitational waves induced by large primordial curvature fluctuations may result in a sizable stochastic gravitational wave background. Interestingly, curvature fluctuations are gradually generated by initial isocurvature fluctuations,…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-11-06 Guillem Domènech

Gravitational waves are a unique probe of the early Universe, as the Universe is transparent to gravitational radiation right back to the end of inflation. In this article, we summarise detection prospects and the wide scope of primordial…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2024-09-09 Rishav Roshan , Graham White