Relic gravitational waves

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1996-10-24

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9610196v1

Class.Quant.Grav.13:A239-A246,1996

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

review article for proceedings of `Fundamental physics in space' conference Oct 95, 9 pages, single postscript file, also avai

Scientific paper

10.1088/0264-9381/13/11A/032

The next generation of gravitational wave detectors holds out the prospect of detecting a stochastic gravitational background generated in the very early universe. In this article, we review the various cosmological processes which can lead to such a background, including quantum fluctuations during inflation, bubble collisions in a first-order phase transition and the decay of a network of cosmic strings. We conclude that signals from strongly first-order phase transitions, possibily at the end of inflation, and networks fo local cosmic strings are within the sensitivity of proposed detectors. However, backgrouds from slow-roll inflation and the electroweak phase transition are too weak.

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