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We use perturbation theory and the relativistic Cowling approximation to numerically compute characteristic oscillation modes of rapidly rotating relativistic stars which consist of a perfect fluid obeying a polytropic equation of state. We…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-11-17 Stratos Boutloukos , Hans-Peter Nollert

In this review article, we present the main results from our most recent research concerning the oscillations of fast rotating neutron stars. We derive a set of time evolution equations for the investigation of non-axisymmetric oscillations…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-10-04 Christian J. Krüger , Kostas D. Kokkotas , Praveen Manoharan , Sebastian H. Völkel

Stars may be understood as self-gravitating masses of a compressible fluid whose radiative cooling is compensated by nuclear reactions or gravitational contraction. The understanding of their time evolution requires the use of detailed…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-06-22 M. Rieutord , F. Espinosa Lara , B. Putigny

Context: Mode identification has remained a major obstacle in the interpretation of pulsation spectra in rapidly rotating stars. Aims: We would like to test mode identification methods and seismic diagnostics in rapidly rotating stars,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-05-24 D. R. Reese , F. Lignières , J. Ballot , M. -A. Dupret , C. Barban , C. van 't Veer-Menneret , K. B. MacGregor

In this work we discuss the time-evolution of nonspherical perturbations of a nonrotating neutron star described by a realistic Equation of State (EOS). We analyze 10 different EOS for a large sample of neutron star models. Various kind of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-11-26 Sebastiano Bernuzzi , Alessandro Nagar

We carry out 3-D numerical simulations of the dynamical instability in rapidly rotating stars initially modeled as polytropes with n = 1.5, 1.0, and 0.5. The calculations are done with a SPH code using Newtonian gravity, and the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2010-11-19 Janet L. Houser , Joan M. Centrella

We present an asymptotic theory that describes regular frequency spacings of pressure modes in rapidly rotating stars. We use an asymptotic method based on an approximate solution of the pressure wave equation constructed from a stable…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2012-09-27 Michael Pasek , François Lignières , Bertrand Georgeot , Daniel R. Reese

Context: Mode identification is a crucial step to comparing observed frequencies with theoretical ones, but has proven to be difficult in rapidly rotating stars. Aims: To further constrain mode identification, we aim to accurately calculate…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-12 D. R. Reese , V. Prat , C. Barban , C. van 't Veer-Menneret , K. B. MacGregor

The properties of radial nonlinear pulsations of massive blue stars are computed with the MESA software instrument in its dynamical mode. Pulsational instabilities could be computationally detected and followed if the evolutionary timestep…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-10-01 Alfred Gautschy

This work aims at presenting the first two-dimensional models of an isolated rapidly rotating star that include the derivation of the differential rotation and meridional circulation in a self-consistent way.We use spectral methods in…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-12 F. Espinosa Lara , M. Rieutord

Evolved stars dominate galactic spectra, enrich the galactic medium, expand to change their planetary systems, eject winds of a complex nature, produce spectacular nebulae and illuminate them, and transfer material between binary…

We study non-linear axisymmetric pulsations of rotating relativistic stars using a general relativistic hydrodynamics code under the assumption of a conformal flatness. We compare our results to previous simulations where the spacetime…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Harald Dimmelmeier , Nikolaos Stergioulas , Jose A. Font

A new method is presented here for evaluating approximately the pulsation modes of relativistic stellar models. This approximation relies on the fact that gravitational radiation influences these modes only on timescales that are much…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-10-30 Lee Lindblom , Gregory Mendell , James R. Ipser

The non-linear behaviour of oscillation modes in compact stars is a topic of considerable current interest. Accurate numerical studies of such phenomena are likely to require powerful new approaches to both fluid and spacetime computations.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Uli Sperhake , Philippos Papadopoulos , Nils Andersson

The last decade has seen a rapid development in asteroseismology thanks to the CoRoT and Kepler missions. With more detailed asteroseismic observations available, it is becoming possible to infer exactly how oscillations are driven and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-06-03 Yixiao Zhou , Martin Asplund , Remo Collet , Meridith Joyce

Non-axisymmetric oscillations of differentially rotating stars are studied using both slow rotation and Cowling approximation. The equilibrium stellar models are relativistic polytropes where differential rotation is described by the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-11-26 Andrea Passamonti , Adamantios Stavridis , Kostas Kokkotas

Highly magnetized neutron stars are promising candidates to explain some of the most peculiar astronomical phenomena, for instance, fast radio bursts, gamma-ray bursts, and superluminous supernovae. Pulsations of these highly magnetized…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-03-13 Man Yin Leung , Anson Ka Long Yip , Patrick Chi-Kit Cheong , Tjonnie Guang Feng Li

Axisymmetric pulsations of rotating neutron stars can be excited in several scenarios, such as core-collapse, crust and core-quakes and binary mergers and could become detectable either in gravitational waves or high-energy radiation. Here,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Jose A. Font , Harald Dimmelmeier , Anshu Gupta , Nikolaos Stergioulas

The Evolution STEllaire en Rotation (ESTER) code is the first 2D stellar structure code to be made open-source and freely available to the astronomy and astrophysics community. An important and novel advancement of this code is that it can…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-09-29 Russel White , Jane Pratt , Michel Rieutord

This article reviews our current understanding of modelling convection dynamics in stars. Several semi-analytical time-dependent convection models have been proposed for pulsating one-dimensional stellar structures with different…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-01-18 Günter Houdek , Marc-Antoine Dupret