OV or TOV ?
History and Philosophy of Physics
2017-01-20 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Abstract
The well-known equation for hydrostatic equilibrium in a static spherically symmetric spacetime supported by an isotropic perfect fluid is referred to as the Oppenheimer-Volkoff (OV) equation or the Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff (TOV) equation in various General Relativity textbooks or research papers. We scrutinize the relevant original publications to argue that the former is the more appropriate terminology.
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@article{arxiv.1610.03049,
title = {OV or TOV ?},
author = {İbrahim Semiz},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1610.03049},
year = {2017}
}
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Accepted for publication in Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics