Evolution of gravitational waves through the cosmological QCD transition
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The spectrum of gravitational waves that have been produced in inflation is modified during cosmological transitions. Large drops in the number of relativistic particles, like during the QCD transition or at ee annihilation, lead to steps in the spectrum of gravitational waves. We calculate the transfer function for the differential energy density of gravitational waves for a first-order and for a crossover QCD transition.
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Evolution of gravitational waves through cosmological transitions
The spectrum of gravitational waves that have been produced in inflation is modified during cosmological transitions. Large drops in the number of relativistic particles, like in the QCD transition or at the ee-annihilation, lead to steps in the energy spectrum of gravitational waves.
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تاریخ انتشار 1998