2 papers
astro-ph.HE2024
Limiting Rotation Rate of Neutron Stars from Crust Breaking and Gravitational Waves
J. A. Morales, C. J. Horowitz
Neutron stars are not observed to spin faster than about half their breakup rate. This limiting rotational frequency may be related to the strength of their crusts. As a star spins…
gr-qc2024
Finite-Element Simulations of Rotating Neutron Stars with Anisotropic Crusts and Continuous Gravitational Waves
J. A. Morales, C. J. Horowitz
``Mountains'', or non-axisymmetrical deformations in the elastic crust of rotating neutron stars are efficient radiators of continuous gravitational waves. Recently, small anisotro…