Distinguishing Quark Stars and Neutron Stars with Gravitational Waves
Analysis
Key Takeaways
- •Quark stars and neutron stars exhibit different relationships between tidal deformability and f-mode frequency.
- •These differences impact the dynamical tide during the inspiral phase of gravitational waves.
- •The effect on gravitational waves is too small to be detected by current or next-generation detectors.
“The tidal dephasing caused by the difference in tidal deformability and f-mode frequency is calculated and found to be undetectable by next-generation gravitational wave detectors.”