Exploring the early universe with gravitational waves

In this thesis, I will discuss two separate topics which are related to gravitational wave production in the early universe. The first part will focus on the tensor power spectrum from inflation, derived using the Ashtekar variables of loop quantum gravity. This formalism is different from the ordin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bethke, Laura Bianca
Other Authors: Rajantie, Arttu
Published: Imperial College London 2014
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.656625