Scalar-induced gravitational waves from a box-shaped curvature power spectrum

arXiv:2607.10730 · gr-qc, astro-ph.CO · Submitted 2026-07-12 · Read on arXiv

Zu-Cheng Chen, Lang Liu

gr-qc, astro-ph.CO

Submitted: 2026-07-12

Comments: 30 pages, 4 figures

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

Terminology

• pulsar timing arrays — 14× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Non-Gaussianity — 11× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Abundance — 4× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Gauge Dependence — 4× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Primordial non-Gaussianity — 4× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Regularization — 2× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Accuracy — 1× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Clustering — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Core — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Domain Walls — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Microlensing — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Primordial Black Holes (PBHs) — 1× in this paper · explained in 7 episodes
• Reheating — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes

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