Relativistic Diskoseismology
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. We will summarize results of relativistic calculations of the eigenfunctions and eigenfrequencies of modes of oscillation trapped within the inner region of thin accretion disks by non-Newtonian gravitational properties of a black hole (or a compact, weakly-magnetized neutron star). The focus will be on the most observable, robust, and best-studied class: the analogue of (internal) gravity modes in stars. The frequen cies of the corresponding peaks in the power spectrum of the resulting luminosity modulations depend almost entirely upon only the mass and angular momentum of the black hole. The frequency width also depends upon the viscosity parameter of the disk. Searches for such features are being carried out by the RXTE satellite.