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Compact objects in gravity theories

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2022-09-21 v1 High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We briefly discuss explicit compact object solutions in higher-order scalar-tensor theories. We start by so-called stealth solutions, whose metric are General Relativity (GR) solutions, but accompanied by a non-trivial scalar field, in both spherically-symmetric and rotating cases. The latter then enables to construct an analytic stationary solution of scalar tensor theory which is called disformed Kerr metric. This solution constitutes a measurable departure from the usual Kerr geometry of GR. We finally consider a scalar-tensor theory stemming from a Kaluza-Klein reduction of a higher-dimensional Lovelock theory, and which enables to obtain non-stealth black holes, highly compact neutron stars and finally wormhole solutions.

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@article{arxiv.2209.09499,
  title  = {Compact objects in gravity theories},
  author = {Athanasios Bakopoulos and Christos Charmousis and Nicolas Lecoeur},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2209.09499},
  year   = {2022}
}

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9 pages, 2 figures, conference proceedings : Rencontres de Blois 2022

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