English

Maximum mass of a barotropic spherical star

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2016-06-16 v2 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics

Abstract

The ratio of total mass MM to surface radius RR of spherical perfect fluid ball has an upper bound, M/R<BM/R < B. Buchdahl obtained B=4/9B = 4/9 under the assumptions; non-increasing mass density in outward direction, and barotropic equation of states. Barraco and Hamity decreased the Buchdahl's bound to a lower value B=3/8B = 3/8 (<4/9)(< 4/9) by adding the dominant energy condition to Buchdahl's assumptions. In this paper, we further decrease the Barraco-Hamity's bound to B0.3636403B \simeq 0.3636403 (<3/8)(< 3/8) by adding the subluminal (slower-than-light) condition of sound speed. In our analysis, we solve numerically Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff equations, and the mass-to-radius ratio is maximized by variation of mass, radius and pressure inside the fluid ball as functions of mass density.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1503.01517,
  title  = {Maximum mass of a barotropic spherical star},
  author = {Atsuhito Fujisawa and Hiromi Saida and Chul-Moon Yoo and Yasusada Nambu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1503.01517},
  year   = {2016}
}

Comments

14pages, 3figures. Accepted for Publication in Class.Quant.Grav

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