Gravitational waves from neutron stars: promises and challenges
Abstract
We discuss different ways that neutron stars can generate gravitational waves, describe recent improvements in modelling the relevant scenarios in the context of improving detector sensitivity, and show how observations are beginning to test our understanding of fundamental physics. The main purpose of the discussion is to establish promising science goals for third-generation ground-based detectors, like the Einstein Telescope, and identify the various challenges that need to be met if we want to use gravitational-wave data to probe neutron star physics.
- Publication:
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General Relativity and Gravitation
- Pub Date:
- February 2011
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10714-010-1059-4
- arXiv:
- arXiv:0912.0384
- Bibcode:
- 2011GReGr..43..409A
- Keywords:
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- Neutron stars;
- Gravitational radiation;
- Supernovae;
- Binary systems;
- Pulsars;
- Gamma-ray bursts;
- Stellar oscillation;
- Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics;
- Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena;
- General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
- E-Print:
- review article for Einstein Telescope special issue in Gen Rel Grav, 39 pages, 7 figures