GRAVITATIONAL-RADIATION FROM A ROTATING PROTONEUTRON STAR

This paper discusses the gravitational radiation that accompanies the formation of a rotating protoneutron star. Mainly large-scale entropy inhomogeneities develope inside the star. As a result, bubbles of hot nuclear substance are formed, and convective motions arise: bubbles of hot neutron matter float to the surface of the star, while cold matte r sinks to its center. Such large-scale motions of material give rise to an inhomogeneous mass distribution inside the star. Variable asymme try appears in the mass distribution, and this causes gravitational ra diation. (C) 1998 American Institute of Physics.