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The Quest for B Modes from Inflationary Gravitational Waves

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The search for the curl component (B mode) in the cosmic microwave background (CMB) polarization induced by inflationary gravitational waves is described. The canonical single-field slow-roll model of inflation is presented, and we explain the quantum production of primordial density perturbations and gravitational waves. It is shown how these gravitational waves then give rise to polarization in the CMB. We then describe the geometric decomposition of the CMB polarization pattern into a curl-free component (E mode) and curl component (B mode) and show explicitly that gravitational waves induce B modes. We discuss the B modes induced by gravitational lensing and by Galactic foregrounds and show how both are distinguished from those induced by inflationary gravitational waves. Issues involved in the experimental pursuit of these B modes are described, and we summarize some of the strategies being pursued. We close with a brief discussion of some other avenues toward detecting/characterizing the inflationary gravitational-wave background.

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Transient Parity Violation during Inflation: Implications for PTA Gravitational Waves

astro-ph.CO · 2026-04-29 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0

A transient parity-violating phase during inflation generates a robust blue-tilted (n_T ≃ 2) primordial gravitational wave spectrum at small scales with nearly maximal helicity coherence and linear polarization, offering a cosmological template for PTA data distinct from astrophysical sources.

The Shocking Origin of the Flat $EE/BB$ Ratio

astro-ph.GA · 2026-04-13 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0

MHD shocks flatten the EE/BB ratio of polarized ISM emission to values ≳1 as energy injection increases, accompanied by a -7/2 power-law tail in velocity divergence.

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