Barrow entropy and stochastic gravitational wave background generated from cosmological QCD phase transition

• Published in: Physics letters. B Vol. 838; p. 137739
• Main Authors: Feng, Qi-Min, Feng, Zhong-Wen, Zhou, Xia, Jiang, Qing-Quan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 10.03.2023; Elsevier
• Subjects: Barrow entropy; QCD phase transition; Stochastic gravitational wave background; Stochastic gravitational wave background; QCD phase transition; Barrow entropy
• ISSN: 0370-2693; 1873-2445
• DOI: 10.1016/j.physletb.2023.137739

In this work we investigate the stochastic gravitational wave background generated during the first-order cosmological QCD phase transition of the early universe in the framework of the Barrow entropy. We first derived the Barrow corrections to the expression of stochastic gravitational wave background spectrum in presence of trace anomaly. Then, by taking account of Bubble wall collisions, sound waves and magnetohydrodynamic turbulence as the sources of stochastic gravitational wave, an analysis of the influence of Barrow entropy on the total energy density and the peak signal of stochastic gravitational wave signal is carried out. Finally, we discuss the possibility of detectors for the detection of these stochastic gravitational wave signals. Our results show that effect of Barrow entropy plays an important role in the temporal evolution of temperature of the universe as a function of the Hubble parameter, which leads to the signal of stochastic gravitational wave to shift towards the lower frequency regime, making the signal of stochastic gravitational wave possible to be probed by relevant ongoing and upcoming gravitational waves experiments.