Constraining Dense Matter Physics Using <i>f</i>-Mode Oscillations in Neutron Stars

• Main Authors: Sukrit Jaiswal, Debarati Chatterjee
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
• Series: Physics
• Subjects: neutron stars; gravitational waves; <i>f</i>-modes; dense matter
• Online Access: https://www.mdpi.com/2624-8174/3/2/22

In this paper, an investigation of the role of nuclear saturation parameters on <i>f</i>-mode oscillations in neutron stars is performed within the Cowling approximation. It is found that the uncertainty in the effective nucleon mass plays a dominant role in controlling the <i>f</i>-mode frequencies. The effect of the uncertainties in saturation parameters on previously-proposed empirical relations of the frequencies with astrophysical observables relevant for asteroseismology are also investigated. These results can serve as an important tool for constraining the nuclear parameter space and understand the behaviour of dense nuclear matter from the future detection of <i>f</i>-modes.