Published October 15, 2004 | Version v1
Journal article

Relic gravitational waves and present accelerated expansion

  • 1. Departamento de Fisica, Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona (Spain)

Description

We calculate the current power spectrum of the gravitational waves created at the big bang (and later amplified by the different transitions during the Universe expansion) taking into account the present stage of accelerated expansion. Likewise, we determine the power spectrum in a hypothetical second dust era that would follow the present one if at some future time the dark energy, that supposedly drives the current accelerated expansion, evolved in such a way that it became dynamically equivalent to cold dark matter. The calculated power spectrums as well as the evolution of the density parameter of the waves may serve to discriminate between different phases of expansion and may help ascertain the nature of dark energy

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
Journal Volume
70
Journal Issue
8
Journal Page Range
p. 084034-084034.10
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDAQ

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
37020696
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
COSMOLOGY; DENSITY; ENERGY SPECTRA; EXPANSION; GRAVITATIONAL WAVES; NONLUMINOUS MATTER; UNIVERSE
Descriptors DEC
MATTER; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SPECTRA

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