Two-peak gravitational wave spectra from supercooled two-field phase transitions
We study the gravitational wave (GW) spectrum generated by supercooled first-order phase transitions in two-field conformal models. We construct three representative toy models that capture the essential features of these models, derive analytical criteria for the existence of two-step transitions, and show how the two-field dynamics generate a genuine two-peak GW spectrum. We identify regions of parameter space in which two-peak GW spectra are observable at LISA and the Einstein Telescope. By way of illustration, we apply our analysis to a realistic conformal dark SU(3) model.
Authors
- João Gonçalves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9423-243X)
- Danny Marfatia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4798-2713)
- Daniel Araújo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0811-5940)
Publication Details
- Journal
- arXiv (Cornell University)
- Published
- 2026-10-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2610.40354
- Primary Topic
- Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
- Type
- preprint