Determining the Cosmic Equation of State Using Future Gravitational Wave Detectors
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The expected chirp mass distribution of observed events for future gravitational wave detectors is extensively investigated in the presence of an exotic fluid component with an arbitrary equation of state, $-1 \leq ω_x \equiv p_x/ρ_x < 0$, i.e., the so-called dark energy component. The results for a flat model dominated by a dark energy are compared to those for the standard flat model dominated by cold dark matter. It is found that for a flat universe the chirp mass distribution shows a sensitive dependence on $ω_x$, which may provide an independent and robust constraint on the cosmic equation of state.
5 pages, four figures, aa.sty LaTex file
5 pages, four figures, aa.sty LaTex file