Orateur
Prof.
Ruth Durrer
(Université de Genève)
Description
Cosmology is to some extent a search for 'relics' of earlier phases of the
Universe. A famous example of this is the is the cosmic microwave
background. Another observational signature which would allow us to probe even
earlier epochs of the Universe is a background of gravitational waves.
In my talk I discuss the characteristics of the gravitational wave
background we might expect from a first order phase transition in the
early Universe and I outline the prospects of its observation.
Auteur principal
Prof.
Ruth Durrer
(Université de Genève)
