Detectability of inflation-produced gravitational waves

1996/07/12 by Michael S. Turner · 2 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Physics and Astronomy · #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Geophysics and Gravity Measurements #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research #astro-ph #gr-qc

paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevd.55.r435

published as Phys.Rev.D55:435-439,1997 · 4 pages, revtex + 4 figures included using epsf.sty, submitted to Phys. Rev. Lett

arxiv created 1996/07/12 · openalex publication_date 1997/01/15 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

Detection of the gravitational waves excited during inflation as quantum-mechanical fluctuations is a key test of inflation and crucial to learning about the specifics of the inflationary model. We discuss the potential of cosmic background radiation anisotropy and polarization and of laser interferometers such as LIGO, VIRGO, and LISA to detect these gravity waves.

Citations

• CBR anisotropy and the running of the scalar spectral index

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