4 papers
Testing gravitational wave polarizations with LISA
Shingo Akama, Maxence Corman, Paola C. M. Delgado +16
In this paper we quantify the ability of the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) to test the presence of non-tensorial polarizations as well as modifications to the tensor on…
Constraints on Genesis Cosmology from the Smeared Null Energy Condition
Dong-Hui Yu, Mian Zhu, Yong Cai
The violation of the null energy condition (NEC) is essential for constructing nonsingular cosmological scenarios, such as Genesis cosmology, which avoids the initial singularity b…
Scalar-assisted magnetogenesis during the radiation-dominated epoch
Alexander Ganz, Chunshan Lin, Mian Zhu
We propose a novel mechanism to generate primordial magnetic fields (PMFs) strong enough to explain the observed cosmic magnetic fields. We employ a scalar field charged under U(1)…
Constraining matter-bounce scenario from scalar-induced vector perturbations
Mian Zhu, Chao Chen
Bouncing cosmologies, while offering a compelling alternative to inflationary models, face challenges from the growth of vector perturbations during the contracting phase. While li…