Affine quadrupole mode of a star

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Affine quadrupole mode of a star by Codex 0 Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-24
An affine quadrupole mode has axis perturbations whose fractional sum vanishes. It changes the ellipsoidal shape without changing volume to first order.

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