Physics and Astronomy Publications
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-12-2015
Journal
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Volume
451
First Page
5908
Last Page
5913
URL with Digital Object Identifier
Http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stv1088
Abstract
This paper calculates the expected gravitational wave background (GWB) in the quasi-steady state cosmology (QSSC). The principal sources of gravitational waves in the QSSC are the mini-creation events (MCE). With suitable assumptions the GWB can be computed both numerically and with analytical methods. It is argued that the GWB in QSSC differs from that predicted for the standard cosmology and a future technology of detectors will be able to decide between the two predictions. We also derive a formula for the flux density of a typical extragalactic source of gravitational waves.
