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We examine the influence of the quadrupole moment of a slowly rotating neutron star on the oscillations of non-slender accretion tori. We apply previously developed methods to perform analytical calculations of frequencies of the radial epicyclic mode of a torus in the specific case of the Hartle-Thorne geometry. We present here our preliminary results and provide a brief comparison between the calculated frequencies and the frequencies previously obtained assuming both standard and linearized Kerr geometry. Finally, we shortly discuss the consequences for models of high-frequency quasi-periodic oscillations observed in low-mass X-ray binaries., Comment: 17 pages, 6 figures

We dedicate this work to Dr Omer Blaes, professor of physics at UCSB, on the occasion of his sixtieth birthday. We have been collaborating now and then with Dr. Blaes on problems involving oscillations, waves and stability. Happy birthday, Omer. Enjoy the analytic treatment of damping of the gravitational waves trapped inside ultra compact stars and its possible connection to Quantum Gravity in the context of the LIGO-Virgo efforts in accurately measuring ringdowns and echoes., Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures, to appear in proceedings of "Recontres de Moriond on Gravitation 2021" conference