Gravitational waves and CMB polarization

[hellfire]

Gravitational waves generated during inflation should produce a special component in linear polarization in the CMB. Why? Could anyone give an easy qualitative explanation?

Thanx.

[Ambitwistor]

Originally posted by hellfire
Gravitational waves generated during inflation should produce a special component in linear polarization in the CMB. Why? Could anyone give an easy qualitative explanation?

You might start here:

http://home.fnal.gov/~scranton/LensedCMB/polarization.html