Gravitational wave background in the quasi-steady state cosmology

Authors

Sree Ram Valluri, University of Western OntarioFollow
Sayantan Auddy, Western UniversityFollow
J V. Narlikar
S V. Dhurandhar
R G. Vishwakarma

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.