Gravitational waves through the cosmic web

Garoffolo, A. (2023)

Doctoral Thesis

The first direct detection of gravitational waves opened the possibility of mapping the Universe via this new and independent messenger.  
Indeed, during their propagation, gravitational waves pick up information about the spacetime as they are affected by its expansion and by the matter structures along the propagation path. The aim of this Thesis is to investigate which cosmological information is accessible from a gravitational wave detection, with a specific interest in the late time Universe.

• Gravitational waves
• Large-scale structures
• Dark energy
• Modified gravity
• Cosmology
• Optics

• All authors: Garoffolo, A.
• Supervisor: Achúcarro, A.; Silvestri, A.
• Committee: Baker, T.; Maggiore, M.; Aarts, J.; Boyarskyi, O.; Patil, S.P.; Schalm, K.E.
• Qualification: Doctor (dr.)
• Awarding Institution: Leiden Institute of Physics (LION), Faculty of Science, Leiden University
• Date: 2023-07-04
• Title of host publication: Casimir PhD Series
• ISBN (print): 9789085935650
• Name: 2023-17