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Density Discontinuity of a Neutron Star and Gravitational Waves

Hajime Sotani, Kazuhiro Tominaga, Kei-ichi Maeda

gr-qcarXiv:gr-qc/0108060

Abstract

We calculate quasi-normal f- and g-modes of a neutron star with density discontinuity, which may appear in a phase transition at extreme high density. We find that discontinuity will reflect largely on the f-mode, and that the g-mode could also be important for a less massive star.

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