Chandrasekhar–Friedman–Schutz instability

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The Chandrasekhar–Friedman–Schutz instability is a gravitational-radiation-driven instability in rotating stars that can cause certain oscillation modes to grow by emitting gravitational waves.

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instanceOf astrophysical instability ⓘ
gravitational-radiation-driven instability ⓘ
rotational instability in stars ⓘ
affects neutron stars ⓘ
rotating stars ⓘ
alsoKnownAs CFS instability ⓘ
appliesTo f-modes ⓘ
g-modes ⓘ
non-axisymmetric modes ⓘ
r-modes ⓘ
causes growth of non-axisymmetric oscillation modes ⓘ
secular instability in rotating stars ⓘ
consequence emission of continuous gravitational waves ⓘ
spin-down of rapidly rotating neutron stars ⓘ
criterion mode pattern speed changes sign between rotating and inertial frames ⓘ
dependsOn equation of state of dense matter ⓘ
gravitational radiation reaction ⓘ
stellar rotation rate ⓘ
describedIn general relativistic perturbation theory ⓘ
drivenBy emission of gravitational waves ⓘ
energySource rotational kinetic energy of the star ⓘ
field general relativity ⓘ
gravitational-wave astrophysics ⓘ
relativistic astrophysics ⓘ
mathematicalDescription eigenmode analysis of rotating relativistic stars ⓘ
mechanism gravitational radiation removes angular momentum from the star ⓘ
gravitational-wave backreaction amplifies certain oscillation modes ⓘ
retrograde modes in the rotating frame can appear prograde in the inertial frame ⓘ
namedAfter Bernard F. Schutz ⓘ
John L. Friedman ⓘ
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar ⓘ
observationalSignature narrow-band continuous gravitational-wave emission ⓘ
originatesFrom work of John L. Friedman and Bernard F. Schutz on gravitational radiation instabilities ⓘ
work of Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar on rotating stars ⓘ
relatedTo Chandrasekhar limit ⓘ
non-radial stellar oscillations ⓘ
r-mode instability ⓘ
relevantFor gravitational-wave detection by ground-based interferometers ⓘ
young rapidly rotating neutron stars ⓘ
stabilizedBy bulk viscosity ⓘ
shear viscosity ⓘ
viscosity in stellar matter ⓘ
studiedIn numerical relativity ⓘ
theory of compact objects ⓘ
timescale secular timescale ⓘ

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Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar → knownFor → Chandrasekhar–Friedman–Schutz instability ⓘ