Yeung Yuk Ming. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 82-85). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Motivations --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Historical background --- p.2 / Chapter 1.3 --- Outline of this thesis --- p.3 / Chapter 2 --- Mode classifications --- p.5 / Chapter 2.1 --- Fluid modes --- p.6 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- f mode (fundamental mode) --- p.6 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- p mode (pressure mode) --- p.7 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- g mode (gravity mode) --- p.7 / Chapter 2.2 --- w mode (spacetime mode) --- p.8 / Chapter 3 --- Oscillations of neutron stars --- p.10 / Chapter 3.1 --- The equilibrium configurations of neutron star models --- p.10 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Newtonian stars --- p.10 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Relativistic stars --- p.11 / Chapter 3.2 --- Perturbation of the star's equilibrium --- p.14 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Axial perturbation equation --- p.15 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Boundary conditions --- p.16 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Numerical techniques --- p.16 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- The Quasinormal modes of stars --- p.18 / Chapter 4 --- Excitation and detection of QNMs --- p.20 / Chapter 4.1 --- Studies of excitation of stellar QNMs --- p.20 / Chapter 4.2 --- Detection of QNM ringing --- p.21 / Chapter 4.3 --- Parameter estimation --- p.23 / Chapter 5 --- Oscillations of realistic neutron stars --- p.28 / Chapter 5.1 --- Motivations of study --- p.28 / Chapter 5.2 --- Realistic equations of state --- p.29 / Chapter 5.3 --- Axial QNM --- p.36 / Chapter 6 --- Logarithmic perturbation method --- p.38 / Chapter 6.1 --- Introduction --- p.38 / Chapter 6.2 --- Logarithmic perturbation theory --- p.39 / Chapter 6.3 --- Evaluation of perturbation formulae --- p.42 / Chapter 6.3.1 --- The first-order perturbation --- p.42 / Chapter 6.3.2 --- The second-order perturbation --- p.47 / Chapter 6.4 --- Comparison of LPT calculations with exact results --- p.47 / Chapter 6.5 --- Discussion --- p.51 / Chapter 7 --- Scaled coordinate logarithmic perturbation method --- p.53 / Chapter 7.1 --- Rescaling of the axial perturbation equations --- p.54 / Chapter 7.1.1 --- The original axial perturbation equations --- p.55 / Chapter 7.1.2 --- The rescaled axial perturbation equations --- p.56 / Chapter 7.2 --- The formalism of SCLPT --- p.57 / Chapter 7.2.1 --- Logarithmic perturbation theory --- p.59 / Chapter 7.2.2 --- First-order perturbation --- p.63 / Chapter 7.2.3 --- Second-order perturbation --- p.65 / Chapter 7.3 --- Comparison of the perturbation calculation with the exact result --- p.67 / Chapter 7.4 --- Discussion --- p.70 / Chapter 8 --- Conclusion --- p.73 / Chapter 8.1 --- Summary --- p.73 / Chapter 8.2 --- Outlook --- p.74 / Chapter A --- Units conventions --- p.76 / Chapter B --- Numerical technique in Leaver's series --- p.77 / Chapter C --- Method of numerical derivatives --- p.80 / Bibliography --- p.82
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_323875 |
| Date | January 2002 |
| Contributors | Yeung, Yuk Ming., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Physics. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, ix, 85 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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