Linear Stability of liquid Lane-Emden stars

Abstract: We establish various qualitative properties of liquid Lane-Emden stars in

m a t h b b R^{d}

, including bounds for its density profile

h o

and radius

R

. Using them we prove that against radial perturbations, the liquid Lane-Emden stars are linearly stable when

g a m m a g e q 2 (d - 1) / d

; linearly stable when

g a m m a < 2 (d - 1) / d

for stars with small relative central density

h o (0) - h o (R)

; and linearly unstable when

g a m m a < 2 (d - 1) / d

for stars with large central density. Such dependence on central density is not seen in the gaseous Lane-Emden stars.

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