Erratum: "Tidal Love numbers of neutron stars"

Erratum: "Tidal Love numbers of neutron stars"

2008 | Tanja Hinderer
The erratum corrects typographical errors in Equations (20) and (23) and incorrect entries in Table (1) of the paper "Tidal Love numbers of neutron stars" by Tanja Hinderer. The corrected equations are provided, and the corrected values for the Love numbers in Table (1) are given. The main paper discusses the calculation of the tidal Love number \( k_2 \) for fully relativistic polytropic neutron star models, which is crucial for understanding the internal structure of neutron stars and constraints on their equation of state. The method involves linearized perturbations to the Schwarzschild spacetime and matching the exterior solution to the asymptotic expansion in the star's local rest frame. The results agree well with Newtonian predictions in the weak field limit but differ by up to 24% in the fully relativistic case. The Love number is potentially measurable in gravitational wave signals from inspiraling binary neutron stars, providing valuable information about the star's structure.The erratum corrects typographical errors in Equations (20) and (23) and incorrect entries in Table (1) of the paper "Tidal Love numbers of neutron stars" by Tanja Hinderer. The corrected equations are provided, and the corrected values for the Love numbers in Table (1) are given. The main paper discusses the calculation of the tidal Love number \( k_2 \) for fully relativistic polytropic neutron star models, which is crucial for understanding the internal structure of neutron stars and constraints on their equation of state. The method involves linearized perturbations to the Schwarzschild spacetime and matching the exterior solution to the asymptotic expansion in the star's local rest frame. The results agree well with Newtonian predictions in the weak field limit but differ by up to 24% in the fully relativistic case. The Love number is potentially measurable in gravitational wave signals from inspiraling binary neutron stars, providing valuable information about the star's structure.
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