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The -mode frequencies in cold neutron stars and nuclear saturation parameters

arXiv:2608.02463 · doi:10.1103/c4yl-hdkm

Abstract

Oscillation frequencies excited in neutron stars are crucial for extracting their interior properties. In addition to the fundamental and pressure modes, the gravity (-) modes can be excited even in zero-temperature stellar models due to the composition gradient. In this study, we systematically study the -mode frequencies, focusing on the nucleonic equation of state. Then, we can derive an empirical relation for the 1st -mode frequencies as a function of the stellar compactness and the combination of the nuclear saturation parameters, , where and denote the incompressibility of symmetric nuclear matter and the density dependence of the nuclear symmetry energy, respectively. If an observed 1st -mode frequency significantly deviates from our empirical relation, it may indicate the emergence of additional degrees of freedom or new compositions inside the star.

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