On the quantum state of relic gravitons
- 1 September 1989
- journal article
- letter
- Published by IOP Publishing in Classical and Quantum Gravity
- Vol. 6 (9), L161-L166
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/6/9/002
Abstract
It is shown that relic gravitons created from zero-point quantum fluctuations in the course of cosmological expansion should now exist in the squeezed quantum state. The authors have determined the parameters of the squeezed state generated in a simple cosmological model which includes a stage of inflationary expansion. It is pointed out that, in principle, these parameters can be measured experimentally.Keywords
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