Axial Oscillations of Viscous Neutron Stars
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2026-04-16 v1
Abstract
The oscillation modes of stars play an important role in observations, and on the understanding of stellar stability properties. The role of viscosity in the oscillation modes of compact stars has been so far understood very loosely only, in absence of a well posed framework. We use recent breakthroughs in the formulation of a causal and stable theory of relativistic hydrodynamics, to study oscillation modes of neutron stars. We characterize the axial spectrum of compact stars and uncover new, viscosity-driven families of modes, without a perfect fluid counterpart. Our results show mode avoidance in some of these families, and a spectrum of long-lived modes, whose role in astrophysical, dynamical processes is yet to be understood.
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@article{arxiv.2604.13208,
title = {Axial Oscillations of Viscous Neutron Stars},
author = {Sofía Bussières and Jaime Redondo-Yuste and José Javier Ortega Gómez and Vitor Cardoso},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.13208},
year = {2026}
}