Causal gravitational waves as a probe of free streaming particles and the expansion of the Universe

Abstract The low frequency part of the gravitational wave spectrum generated by local physics, such as a phase transition or parametric resonance, is largely fixed by causality, offering a clean window into the early Universe. In this work, this low frequency end of the spectrum is analyzed with an...

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Main Authors: Anson Hook, Gustavo Marques-Tavares, Davide Racco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-02-01
Series:Journal of High Energy Physics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP02(2021)117