Session M10: Gravitational Waves from Neutron Stars and Stochastic Backgrounds

3:30 PM–5:06 PM, Sunday, April 13, 2008
Hyatt Regency St. Louis Riverfront (formerly Adam's Mark Hotel), - St. Louis A

Sponsoring Units: GGR DAP
Chair: Keith Riles, University of Michigan

Abstract ID: BAPS.2008.APR.M10.8

Abstract: M10.00008 : Stochastic Background of Gravitational Waves from Cosmological Sources

4:54 PM–5:06 PM

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Authors:

  Larry Price
    (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)

  Xavier Siemens
    (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)

Several mechanisms exist for generating a stochastic background of gravitational waves in the period following inflation. These mechanisms are generally ``classical'' in nature, with the gravitational waves being produced from inhomogeneities and not quantum fluctuations. The resulting stochastic background could be accessible to the next generation of gravitational wave detectors. In this talk we'll discuss computational techniques and approximations for computing such a background. Specifically, we'll focus on gravitational waves generated in a simple model of preheating.

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