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Black holes, compact objects and solar system tests in non-relativistic general covariant theory of gravity

High Energy Physics - Theory 2011-01-27 v3 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

We study spherically symmetric static spacetimes generally filled with an anisotropic fluid in the nonrelativistic general covariant theory of gravity. In particular, we find that the vacuum solutions are not unique, and can be expressed in terms of the U(1)U(1) gauge field AA. When solar system tests are considered, severe constraints on AA are obtained, which seemingly pick up the Schwarzschild solution uniquely. In contrast to other versions of the Horava-Lifshitz theory, non-singular static stars made of a perfect fluid without heat flow can be constructed, due to the coupling of the fluid with the gauge field. These include the solutions with a constant pressure. We also study the general junction conditions across the surface of a star. In general, the conditions allow the existence of a thin matter shell on the surface. When applying these conditions to the perfect fluid solutions with the vacuum ones as describing their external spacetimes, we find explicitly the matching conditions in terms of the parameters appearing in the solutions. Such matching is possible even without the presence of a thin matter shell.

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@article{arxiv.1010.3794,
  title  = {Black holes, compact objects and solar system tests in non-relativistic general covariant theory of gravity},
  author = {Jared Greenwald and V. H. Satheeshkumar and Anzhong Wang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1010.3794},
  year   = {2011}
}

Comments

Singular behavior of the fluid at the center is clarified. New references are added. Version to appear in JCAP