Neutron stars as sources of gravitational waves

TL;DR

This paper discusses neutron stars as potential sources of gravitational waves detectable by current ground-based detectors, emphasizing their importance for advancing astrophysics.

Contribution

It provides an overview of neutron star sources of gravitational waves and predicts their observational impact on astrophysics.

Findings

Neutron stars can emit detectable gravitational waves.

Binary systems and rotating deformed neutron stars are promising sources.

Observations will significantly enhance understanding of stellar physics.

Abstract

The global network of ground-based gravitational-wave detectors (the Advanced LIGO and the Advanced Virgo) is sensitive at the frequency range corresponding to relativistic stellar-mass compact objects. Among the promising types of gravitational-wave sources are binary systems and rotating, deformed neutron stars. I will describe these sources and present predictions of how their observations will contribute to modern astrophysics in the near future.