2012/09/18 by Jean-François Dufaux, Jean-Francois Dufaux, Dufaux, Jean-Francois · 1 citation
Computer Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Computational Physics and Python Applications #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO) #FOS: Physical sciences #General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc) #High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph) #High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th) #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research #astro-ph.CO #gr-qc #hep-ph #hep-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1209.4024
11 pages, to appear in the proceedings of the 9th LISA Symposium
arxiv created 2012/09/18 · openalex publication_date 2012/09/18 · arxiv updated 2012/09/19 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We review cosmological backgrounds of gravitational waves with a particular attention to the scientific potential of the eLISA/NGO mission. After an overview of cosmological backgrounds and detectors, we consider different cosmological sources that could lead to an observable signal. We then study the backgrounds produced by first-order phase transitions and networks of cosmic strings, assessing the prospects for their detection.