Solid interiors of neutron stars and gravitational radiation

Abstract

Contents: 1.Introduction 2. Formation and composition of the solid crust 3. The bottom layers of the crust: exotic nuclear shapes and topologies 4. Crust contribution to stellar mass and moment of inertia 5. Solid cores 6. Deformation, elastic strain and mountains 7. Shape and energy of rotating, partially solid neutron star 8. Oblateness and precession 9. Gravitational radiation from precessing pulsars 10. Gravitational radiation from precessing pulsars and pulsar timing 11. Detectability