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astro-ph.CO2026

Angular power spectrum of induced gravitational waves: breaking model and parameter degeneracies in PTA observations

Peng-Yu Wu, Di Wu, Jing-Zhi Zhou

Large primordial curvature and tensor perturbations on small scales can generate second-order tensor-scalar induced gravitational waves (TSIGWs) through scalar-scalar, tensor-scala…

astro-ph.CO2026

Inflation on the lattice: scalar Gauss-Bonnet single field inflation

Fei-Yu Chen, Jing-Zhi Zhou, Zhi-Chao Li +1

We use lattice methods to study inflation in the scalar Gauss-Bonnet (SGB) gravity theory. We focus on the ultra-slow-roll scenario with the peak frequency falls into the PTA band.…

hep-ph2026

Scalar induced gravitational waves as probes of dark QCD

Wan-Zhe Feng, Ao Li, Jing-Zhi Zhou

We investigate scalar induced gravitational waves (SIGWs) as probes of a dark QCD crossover. Motivated by twin Higgs and asymmetric twin baryon dark matter scenarios, we consider a…

astro-ph.CO2025

Tensor induced gravitational waves

Fei-Yu Chen, Jing-Zhi Zhou, Di Wu +2

Primordial gravitational waves on small scales are not tightly constrained by current cosmological observations, which allows for the possibility of large amplitudes at small scale…

astro-ph.CO2025

Probing small-scale primordial power spectra with induced gravitational waves

Di Wu, Zhi-Chao Li, Peng-Yu Wu +2

Large-scale primordial perturbations have been well constrained by current cosmological observations, but the properties of small-scale perturbations remain elusive. This study foc…

astro-ph.CO2025

Cosmological constraints on small-scale primordial non-Gaussianity

Jing-Zhi Zhou, Zhi-Chao Li, Di Wu

In contrast to the large-scale primordial power spectrum and primordial non-Gaussianity , which are strictly constrained, the small-scale $\math…

astro-ph.CO2025

Can tensor-scalar induced GWs dominate PTA observations ?

Di Wu, Jing-Zhi Zhou, Yu-Ting Kuang +3

Observational constraints on small-scale primordial gravitational waves are considerably weaker than those on large scales. We focus on scenarios with significant primordial gravit…

astro-ph.CO2024

Constraints on primordial black holes from : scalar induced gravitational waves as an extra radiation component

Jing-Zhi Zhou, Yu-Ting Kuang, Zhe Chang +1

In June 2023, multiple pulsar timing array collaborations provided evidence for the existence of a stochastic gravitational wave background. Scalar induced gravitational waves (SIG…

gr-qc2024

Scalar induced gravitational waves in f(R) gravity

Jing-Zhi Zhou, Yu-Ting Kuang, Di Wu +3

We investigate the first and second order cosmological perturbation equations in f(R) modified gravity theory and provide the equation of motion of second order scalar induced grav…

astro-ph.CO2024★ 2 cited

Induced gravitational waves for arbitrary higher orders: vertex rules and loop diagrams in cosmological perturbation theory

Jing-Zhi Zhou, Yu-Ting Kuang, Di Wu +2

Gravitational waves induced by primordial perturbations serve as crucial probes for studying the early universe, providing a significant window into potential new physics during co…

astro-ph.CO2023

Probing scalar induced gravitational waves with PTA and LISA: The Importance of third order correction

Zhe Chang, Yu-Ting Kuang, Di Wu +1

We revisit the calculation of third order \acp{SIGW} and extend it from a monochromatic primordial power spectrum to a more general log-normal one. We investigate the impact of thi…

astro-ph.CO2023★ 1 cited

New constraints on primordial non-Gaussianity from missing two-loop contributions of scalar induced gravitational waves

Zhe Chang, Yu-Ting Kuang, Di Wu +2

We analyze the energy density spectrum of \acp{SIGW} using the NANOGrav 15-year data set, thereby constraining the primordial non-Gaussian parameter . For the firs…

astro-ph.CO2023★ 3 cited

Probing small-scale anisotropic inflation with stochastic gravitational-wave background

Yu-Ting Kuang, Jing-Zhi Zhou, Zhe Chang +1

In June 2023, multiple pulsar timing array (PTA) collaborations provided evidence for the existence of a stochastic gravitational-wave background (SGWB). As a significant source of…

astro-ph.CO2023

Primordial black holes and scalar induced density perturbations: the effects of probability density functions

Jing-Zhi Zhou, Yu-Ting Kuang, Zhe Chang +2

We investigate the second order energy density perturbation induced by small-scale Gaussian and local-type non-Gaussian primordial curvature perturbations. The relative a…

astro-ph.HE2023

Pulsars as candidates of LHAASO sources J2226+6057, J1908+0621 and J1825-1326: The leptonic origin

Zhe Chang, Yu-Ting Kuang, Xukun Zhang +1

Recently, from 12 -ray Galactic sources, the LHAASO has detected ultrahigh-energy photons up to 1.4PeV. The -ray spectra of the sources J2226+6057, J1908+0621, J1825-1326 and…

astro-ph.CO2022★ 3 cited

Primordial gravitational waves and curvature perturbations induced energy density perturbation

Zhe Chang, Yu-Ting Kuang, Xukun Zhang +1

We study the second order scalar and density perturbations generated by the Gaussian curvature perturbations and primordial gravitational waves in the radiation-dominated era. Afte…

astro-ph.HE2022★ 2 cited

Pulsars as candidates of LHAASO sources J2226+6057, J1908+0621 and J1825-1326

Zhe Chang, Xukun Zhang, Jing-Zhi Zhou

The LHAASO Collaboration has observed ultrahigh-energy photons up to PeV from -ray Galactic sources. In particular, the -ray spectra of the sources J2226+6057, J190…

astro-ph.CO2022★ 26 cited

Primordial black holes and third order scalar induced gravitational waves

Zhe Chang, Yu-Ting Kuang, Xukun Zhang +1

The process of \acp{PBH} formation would be inevitably accompanied by \acp{SIGW}. This strong correlation between \acp{PBH} and \acp{SIGW} signals could be a promising approach to…

astro-ph.CO2022★ 29 cited

Gravitational waves from primordial scalar and tensor perturbations

Zhe Chang, Xukun Zhang, Jing-Zhi Zhou

We investigate the second order gravitational waves induced by the primordial scalar and tensor perturbations during radiation-dominated era. The explicit expressions of the power…

astro-ph.CO2022★ 20 cited

Impact of the free-streaming neutrinos to the second order induced gravitational waves

Xukun Zhang, Jing-Zhi Zhou, Zhe Chang

The damping effect of the free-streaming neutrinos on the second order gravitational waves is investigated in detail. We solve the Boltzmann equation and give the anisotropic stres…

astro-ph.CO2022

The cosmological vector modes from a monochromatic primordial power spectrum

Zhe Chang, Xukun Zhang, Jing-Zhi Zhou

The cosmological background of higher order vector modes can be generated by the first order scalar perturbations. We investigate the second order and the third order vector modes…

astro-ph.CO2021★ 31 cited

The Third Order Scalar Induced Gravitational Waves

Jing-Zhi Zhou, Xukun Zhang, Qing-Hua Zhu +1

Since the gravitational waves were detected by LIGO and Virgo, it has been promising that lots of information about the primordial Universe could be learned by further observations…