Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Scientific paper
2001-11-02
Class.Quant.Grav. 19 (2002) 1255-1266
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Invited review talk, Amaldi 4, Perth, Australia
Scientific paper
10.1088/0264-9381/19/7/304
In this review we examine the dynamics and gravitational wave detectability of rotating strained neutron stars. The discussion is divided into two halves: triaxial stars, and precessing stars. We summarise recent work on how crustal strains and magnetic fields can sustain triaxiality, and suggest that Magnus forces connected with pinned superfluid vortices might contribute to deformation also. The conclusions that could be drawn following the successful gravitational wave detection of a triaxial star are discussed, and areas requiring further study identified. The latest ideas regarding free precession are then outlined, and the recent suggestion of Middleditch et al (2000a,b) that the remnant of SN1987A contains a freely precessing star, spinning-down by gravitational wave energy loss, is examined critically. We describe what we would learn about neutron stars should the gravitational wave detectors prove this hypothesis to be correct.
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