The rise of the primordial tensor spectrum from an early scalar-tensor epoch

Chowdhury, Debika; Tasinato, Gianmassimo; Carrasco, Ivonne Zavala

doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2022/08/010

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The rise of the primordial tensor spectrum from an early scalar-tensor epoch

Debika Chowdhury, Gianmassimo Tasinato

, Ivonne Zavala Carrasco

Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, Volume: 2022, Issue: 08, Start page: 010

Swansea University Authors: Debika Chowdhury, Gianmassimo Tasinato , Ivonne Zavala Carrasco

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Primordial gravitational waves (PGW) produced during inflation span a large range of frequencies, carrying information on the dynamics of the primordial universe. During an early scalar-tensor dominated epoch, the amplitude of the PGW spectrum can be enhanced over a wide range of frequencies. To stu...

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The rise of the primordial tensor spectrum from an early scalar-tensor epoch

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