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We investigate spherically symmetric equilibrium states of the Vlasov-Poisson system, relevant in galactic dynamics. We recast the equations into a regular three-dimensional system of autonomous first order ordinary differential equations…

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In the present work we study a concrete model of Scalar--Tensor theory of gravity characterized by two free parameters, and compare its predictions against observational data and constraints coming from supernovae, solar system tests as…

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We study boson shells and boson stars in a theory of complex scalar field coupled to the $U(1)$ gauge field $A_{\mu}$ and Einstein gravity with the potential: $V(|\Phi|) := \frac{1}{2} m^{2} \left(|\Phi|+ a \right)^2$. This could be…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2016-06-08 Sanjeev Kumar , Usha Kulshreshtha , Daya Shankar Kulshreshtha

The cylindrically-symmetric static vacuum equations of Conformal Gravity are solved for the case of additional boost symmetry along the axis. We present the complete family of solutions which describe the exterior gravitational field of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2011-09-28 Y. Verbin , Y. Brihaye

We present the relativistic hydrostatic equilibrium equations for a wide class of gravitational theories possessing a scalar-tensor representation. It turns out that the stellar structure equations can be written with respect to the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-06-24 Aleksander Kozak , Aneta Wojnar

In this paper, we investigate static spherically symmetric solutions in the context of Conformal Killing Gravity, a recently proposed modified theory of gravity that offers a new approach to the cosmological constant problem. Coupling this…

Scalar-tensor theories of gravity are known to allow significant deviations from general relativity through various astrophysical phenomena. In this paper, we formulate a scalar-connection gravity by setting up scalars and connection…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-01-21 Hemza Azri , Salah Nasri

Relying on the method of spinorial geometry, purely bosonic supersymmetric solutions in N=2, five-dimensional supergravity theories coupled to vector multiplets in all space-time signatures are found. Explicit examples of some new solutions…

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In the macroscopic gravity approach to the averaging problem in cosmology, the Einstein field equations on cosmological scales are modified by appropriate gravitational correlation terms. We present exact cosmological solutions to the…

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It was recently shown, that in a class of tensor-multi-scalar theories of gravity with a nontrivial target space metric, there exist scalarized neutron star solutions. An important property of these compact objects is that the scalar charge…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-12-15 Hao-Jui Kuan , Jasbir Singh , Daniela D. Doneva , Stoytcho S. Yazadjiev , Kostas D. Kokkotas

We study neutron star configurations in a teleparallel gravity model featuring a scalar field coupled to both matter and torsion. In the Einstein frame, the theory includes a derivative coupling between the scalar field and the torsion…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-03-25 Youcef Kehal , Khireddine Nouicer

We implement the Einsenhart-Duval lift in scalar-tensor gravity as a means to construct integrable cosmological models and analytic cosmological solutions. Specifically, we employ a geometric criterion to constrain the free functions of the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-01-20 Andronikos Paliathanasis

Scalar-tensor theories of gravity are natural phenomenological alternatives to General Relativity, where the gravitational interaction is mediated by a scalar degree of freedom, besides the usual tensor gravitons. In regions of the…

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We study the cosmology of a quadratic metric-compatible torsionful gravity theory in the presence of a perfect hyperfluid. The gravitational action is an extension of the Einstein-Cartan theory given by the usual Einstein-Hilbert…

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Scalar-tensor theories are one of the most natural and well-constrained alternative theories of gravity, while still allowing for significant deviations from general relativity. We present the equations of motion of nonspinning compact…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-03-02 Laura Bernard

We solve the gravitational field equations for a static, spherically symmetric spacetime within the framework of the symmetric teleparallel theory of gravity. Specifically, we derive new solutions within the context of power-law $f(Q)$…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-12-30 Nikolaos Dimakis , Petros A. Terzis , Andronikos Paliathanasis , Theodosios Christodoulakis

The present study deals with the inhomogeneous plane symmetric models in scalar - tensor theory of gravitation. We used symmetry group analysis method to solve the field equations analytically. A new class of similarity solutions have been…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2013-12-12 Ahmad T Ali , Anil Kumar Yadav , S R Mahmoud

We study the linear stability of vacuum static, spherically symmetric solutions to the gravitational field equations of the Bergmann-Wagoner-Nordtvedt class of scalar-tensor theories (STT) of gravity, restricting ourselves to nonphantom…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-11-14 Kirill A. Bronnikov , Sergei V. Bolokhov , Milena V. Skvortsova , Kodir Badalov , Rustam Ibadov

f(R) gravity is a well-known modification of General Relativity, that can be reduced to a scalar-tensor theory by a conformal transformation (Einstein frame). We study static spherically symmetric (SSS) asymptotically flat vacuum…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-03-24 Valery I. Zhdanov

The most general set of static and spherically symmetric solutions for conformal Killing gravity coupled to Maxwell fields is presented in closed form. These solutions, depending on six parameters, include non-asymptotically flat black…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-07-19 Gérard Clément , Khireddine Nouicer