A free parametrized TOV: Modified Gravity from Newtonian to Relativistic Stars
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
2016-11-23 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Abstract
We test a free {\it ad hoc} parametrization of the Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff (TOV) equation. We do not have in mind any specific extended theory of gravity (ETG) but each new parameter introduced has a physical interpretation. Our aim is fully pedagogical rather than a proposal for a new ETG. Given a realistic neutron star equation of state we map the contributions of each new parameter into a shift in trajectories of the mass-radius diagram. This exercise allows us to make the correspondence between each TOV sector with possible modifications of gravity and clarifies how neutron star observations are helpful for distinguishing theories.
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@article{arxiv.1601.03000,
title = {A free parametrized TOV: Modified Gravity from Newtonian to Relativistic Stars},
author = {Hermano Velten and Adriano M. Oliveira and Aneta Wojnar},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1601.03000},
year = {2016}
}
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8 pages and 1 figure. To the proceedings of Modern Physics of Compact Stars 2015-Yerevan