Gravitational waves and pulsating stars: What can we learn from future observations?
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- 16 October 1996
Abstract
We present new results for pulsating stars in general relativity. First we show that the so-called gravitational-wave modes of a neutron star can be excited when a gravitational wave impinges on the star. Numerical simulations suggest that the modes may be astrophysically relevant, and we discuss whether they will be observable with future gravitational-wave detectors. We also discuss how such observations could lead to estimates of both the radius and the mass of a neutron star, and thus put constraints on the nuclear equation of state.Keywords
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- Version 1, 1996-10-16, ArXiv
- Published version: Physical Review Letters, 77 (20), 4134.
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