Gravitational waves from a first-order electroweak phase transition: a brief review

We review the production of gravitational waves by an electroweak first-order phase transition. The resulting signal is a good candidate for detection at next-generation gravitational wave detectors, such as LISA. Detection of such a source of gravitational waves could yield information about physic...

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Published inPhilosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series A: Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences Vol. 376; no. 2114; p. 20170126
Main Author Weir, David J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England The Royal Society Publishing 06.03.2018
Subjects
Astronomical models
Computer simulation
Cosmology
Electroweak Symmetry Breaking
Gravitational Waves
Phase Transitions
Review
Standard model (particle physics)
phase transitions
electroweak symmetry breaking
gravitational waves
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Summary:We review the production of gravitational waves by an electroweak first-order phase transition. The resulting signal is a good candidate for detection at next-generation gravitational wave detectors, such as LISA. Detection of such a source of gravitational waves could yield information about physics beyond the Standard Model that is complementary to that accessible to current and near-future collider experiments. We summarize efforts to simulate and model the phase transition and the resulting production of gravitational waves. This article is part of the Theo Murphy meeting issue 'Higgs cosmology'.
Bibliography:Theo Murphy meeting issue ‘Higgs cosmology’ organised and edited by Astrid Eichhorn, Malcolm Fairbairn, Tommi Markkanen and Arttu Rajantie
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One contribution of 9 to a Theo Murphy meeting issue ‘Higgs cosmology’.
ISSN:1364-503X
1471-2962
DOI:10.1098/rsta.2017.0126