Evolution of gravitational waves through cosmological transitions
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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 in the QCD transition or at the ee-annihilation, lead to steps in the energy spectrum of gravitational waves.
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The spectrum of gravitational waves that have been produced in innation is modiied during cosmological transitions. Large drops in the number of relativistic particles, like in the QCD transition or at the e + e ?-annihilation, lead to steps in the energy spectrum of gravitational waves.
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تاریخ انتشار 1997