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First order phase transition in the early universe

First order phase transition in the early universe

collision of sound waves generated by bubble expansion during a first order phase transition in the early universe
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Colliding spherical pressure waves from a phase transition at around 10 picoseconds after the Big Bang would generate gravitational waves observable by LISA.

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Credit: D. Weir, University of Helsinki.