Work

Scalar induced gravitational waves in symmetric teleparallel gravity with a parity-violating term

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: Gravitational waves (GWs) are useful to test gravitational theories and to probe the physics in the early universe. In this paper, we investigate the scalar induced gravitational waves (SIGWs) in symmetric teleparallel gravity with a parity-violating term. The presence of the parity-violating term leads to the velocity birefringence effect of the SIGWs. However, after taking into account the observational constraints on the speed of GWs, the contribution from the parity-violating term to SIGWs is negligible. Nevertheless, the contribution to SIGWs from the perturbations of the connection can be significant, and results in a multipeak structure in the energy density of SIGWs. This feature makes the symmetric teleparallel gravity distinguishable from the general relativity.

Source: Physical review. D/Physical review. D.

DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.108.063513

Authors: Fengge Zhang, Jia-Xi Feng, Xian Gao

Institution: Sun Yat-sen University

Language: English

Topic: Cosmology and Gravitation Theories

Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Natural Science Foundation of China

Awards: G4974259981, G7437202323