We present a mathematically rigorous proof that the r-mode spectrum of relativistic stars to the rotational lowest order has a continuous part. A rigorous definition of this spectrum is given in terms of the spectrum of a continuous linear operator. This study verifies earlier results by Kojima (1998) about the nature of the r-mode spectrum.

We investigate the effect of antikaon condensed matter on bulk viscosity in rotating neutron stars. We use relativistic field theoretical models to construct the equation of state of neutron stars with the condensate, where the phase transition from nucleonic to K condensed phase is assumed to be of first order. We calculate the coefficient of bulk viscosity due to the non-leptonic weak interac...

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Recent work has raised the exciting possibility that r-mode pulsations (Rossby waves) in rotating neutron star cores may be strong gravitational wave sources. Rapidly rotating young neutron stars born in supernovae enter the r-mode instability region within the first minutes of their lives and may spin down by substantial amounts due to gravitational radiation from r-modes. Accreting neutron st...

The interaction between a modulated, intense electron beam and a single-mode rf cavity is discussed. A formalism is described which accounts for steady-state and transient beam loading, input/output waveguide coupling, and finite Q effects. A circuit equation is analyzed for shorttime behavior. Algorithms are presented for designing detuned structures to ensure longitudinal stability in relativ...

The loss of angular momentum due to unstable r-modes in hot young neutron stars has been proposed as a mechanism for achieving the spin rates inferred for young pulsars. One factor that could have a significant effect on the action of the r-mode instability is fallback of supernova remnant material. The associated accretion torque could potentially counteract any gravitational-wave induced spin...

We investigate the relevance of the gravitational-wave driven r-mode instability for strange stars. We find that the unstable r-modes affect strange stars in a way that is quite distinct from the neutron star case. For accreting strange stars we show that the onset of r-mode instability does not lead to the thermo-gravitational runaway that is likely to occur in neutron stars. Instead, the stra...

Cross-sectional echocardiographic (CSE) studies were obtained in 29 children with tetralogy of Fallot. In this study we evaluated the capability of CSE to record the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) and compared the severity of infundibular obstruction determined by CSE with cineangiographic (cine) determinations. In addition, we examined capabilities of CSE and M-mode echocardiography (M...

This paper extends the analysis of the choice between internal and external R&D to consider the costs of internal R&D. The underlying hypothesis is that the choice of R&D mode is determined by their relative costs. Rather than merely estimating a reduced form probit model for R&D mode, we employ the Heckman two-stage estimator to estimate in addition the determinants of internal R&D unit cost (...