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Q-stars in scalar-tensor gravitational theories

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2009-11-11 v1

Abstract

We study q-stars in Brans-Dicke gravitational theory. We find that when the Brans-Dicke constant, ωBD\omega_{\textrm{BD}}, tends to infinity, the results of General Relativity are reproduced. For other values of ωBD\omega_{\textrm{BD}}, the particle number, mass and radius of the star and the absolute value of the matter field are a few percent larger than in the case of General Relativity. We also investigate the general scalar-tensor gravitational theory and find that the star parameters are a few percent larger than in the case of General Relativity.

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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0506076,
  title  = {Q-stars in scalar-tensor gravitational theories},
  author = {Athanasios Prikas},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0506076},
  year   = {2009}
}

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14 pages, to appear in Phys. Lett. B