Parametric resonance of gravitational waves in general scalar-tensor theories
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| author | Cai, Yi-Fu Domènech, Guillem Ganz, Alexander Jiang, Jie Lin, Chunshan Wang, Bo |
| author_facet | Cai, Yi-Fu Domènech, Guillem Ganz, Alexander Jiang, Jie Lin, Chunshan Wang, Bo |
| contents | Gravitational waves offer a potent mean to test the underlying theory of gravity. In general theories of gravity, such as scalar-tensor theories, one expects modifications in the friction term and the sound speed in the gravitational wave equation. In that case, rapid oscillations in such coefficients, e.g. due to an oscillating scalar field, may lead to narrow parametric resonances in the gravitational wave strain. We perform a general analysis of such possibility within DHOST theories. We use disformal transformations to find the theory space with larger resonances, within an effective field theory approach. We then apply our formalism to a non-minimally coupled ultra-light dark matter scalar field, assuming the presence of a primordial gravitational wave background, e.g., from inflation. We find that the resonant peaks in the spectral density may be detectable by forthcoming detectors such as LISA, Taiji, Einstein Telescope and Cosmic Explorer. |
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| spellingShingle | Parametric resonance of gravitational waves in general scalar-tensor theories Cai, Yi-Fu Domènech, Guillem Ganz, Alexander Jiang, Jie Lin, Chunshan Wang, Bo General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics High Energy Physics - Theory Gravitational waves offer a potent mean to test the underlying theory of gravity. In general theories of gravity, such as scalar-tensor theories, one expects modifications in the friction term and the sound speed in the gravitational wave equation. In that case, rapid oscillations in such coefficients, e.g. due to an oscillating scalar field, may lead to narrow parametric resonances in the gravitational wave strain. We perform a general analysis of such possibility within DHOST theories. We use disformal transformations to find the theory space with larger resonances, within an effective field theory approach. We then apply our formalism to a non-minimally coupled ultra-light dark matter scalar field, assuming the presence of a primordial gravitational wave background, e.g., from inflation. We find that the resonant peaks in the spectral density may be detectable by forthcoming detectors such as LISA, Taiji, Einstein Telescope and Cosmic Explorer. |
| title | Parametric resonance of gravitational waves in general scalar-tensor theories |
| topic | General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics High Energy Physics - Theory |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.18546 |