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Generating physically realizable stellar structures via embedding

General Physics 2017-06-28 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

In this work we present an exact solution of the Einstein-Maxwell field equations describing compact, charged objects within the framework of classical general relativity. Our model is constructed by embedding a four-dimensional spherically symmetric static metric into a five dimensional flat metric. The source term for the matter field is composed of a perfect fluid distribution with charge. We show that our model obeys all the physical requirements and stability conditions necessary for a realistic stellar model. Our theoretical model approximates observations of neutron stars and pulsars to a very good degree of accuracy.

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@article{arxiv.1703.10037,
  title  = {Generating physically realizable stellar structures via embedding},
  author = {S. K. Maurya and M. Govender},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1703.10037},
  year   = {2017}
}

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