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We determine the mass-radius relation of relativistic white dwarf stars (a self-gravitating degenerate Fermi gas at T=0) in a D-dimensional universe and study the influence of the dimension of space on the laws of physics when we combine…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 P. H. Chavanis

In this work, we investigate the relativistic structure of white dwarfs (WDs) within the framework of modified gravity theory $f(R, T, L_m) = R + \alpha T L_m$, which introduces a non-minimal coupling between matter and curvature. Using a…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-03-05 Edson Otoniel , Juan M. Z. Pretel , Clésio E. Mota , César O. V. Flores , Victor B. T. Alves , Franciele M. da Silva

Scalar-tensor theories of gravity can lead to modifications of the gravitational force inside astrophysical objects. We exhibit that compact stars such as white dwarfs provide a unique set-up to test beyond Horndeski theories of ${\rm G}^3$…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2016-04-20 Rajeev Kumar Jain , Chris Kouvaris , Niklas Grønlund Nielsen

The idea of possible modification to gravity theory, whether it is in the Newtonian or general relativistic premises, is there for quite sometime. Based on it, astrophysical and cosmological problems are targeted to solve. But none of the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-01-02 Agrim Sharma , Banibrata Mukhopadhyay

Super-Chandrasekhar white dwarfs are a timely topic in the last years in the scientific community due to its connection to supernovae type Ia (SN Ia). Some early studies tackled the possibility of white dwarfs surpassing the Chandrasekhar…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-10-20 Ronaldo V. Lobato , Geanderson A. Carvalho , Neelima G. Kelkar , Marek Nowakowski

In Palatini $f(R)$ gravity, the parameters of the Schwarzschild - de Sitter solution as well as the whole interior solutions of compact objects are expected to change when compared to general relativity. We solve the Palatini field…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-12-07 Vappu Reijonen

Observations of several peculiar, under- and over-luminous type Ia supernovae (SNeIa) argue for exploding masses widely different from the Chandrasekhar-limit. We explore the modification to Einstein's gravity in white dwarfs for the first…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-03-02 Banibrata Mukhopadhyay

In recent years, the idea of sub- and super-Chandrasekhar limiting mass white dwarfs (WDs), which are potential candidates to produce under- and over-luminous type Ia supernovae, respectively, has been a key interest in the scientific…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-02-04 Surajit Kalita , Lupamudra Sarmah

In this work, we investigate the equilibrium structure of white dwarfs within the covariant formulation of symmetric teleparallel $f(Q)$ gravity, in which gravity is described by the nonmetricity scalar $Q$ instead of spacetime curvature.…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-03-24 Rajasmita Sahoo

Recent observations of several peculiar over- and under-luminous type Ia supernovae infer indirect evidence for the violation of the Chandrasekhar mass-limit by suggesting the existence of super- and sub-Chandrasekhar limiting mass white…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-01-11 Lupamudra Sarmah , Surajit Kalita , Aneta Wojnar

Based on astrophysical constraints derived from Chandrasekhar's mass limit for white-dwarfs, we study the effects of the model on the parameters of unparticle-inspired gravity, on scales $\Lambda_U > 1 \; TeV$ and $d_U \approx 1$.

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-06-05 Rodrigo Alvares de Souza , J. E. Horvath

Recently, some over-luminous Ia supernovaes are found, suggesting that their progenitors are white dwarfs more massive than the Chandrasekhar limit, which perhaps result from ultra-strong magnetic field inside the white dwarfs. We present…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-06 Qi-Xiang Zou , Xin-He Meng

We investigate the hydrostatic equilibrium of white dwarfs within the framework of Rastall-Rainbow gravity, aiming to explore the effects of this modified gravitational theory on their properties. By employing the Chandrasekhar equation of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-05-30 Jie Li , Bo Yang , Wenbin Lin

We show that recently proposed white dwarf models with masses well in excess of the Chandrasekhar limit, based on modifying the equation of state by a super-strong magnetic field in the centre, are very far from equilibrium because of the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-02-10 Rajaram Nityananda , Sushan Konar

We analyze the effects of modified gravity on specific heats of electrons and ions, Debye temperature, crystallization process, and cooling mechanism in white dwarfs. We derive the Lane-Emden-Chandrasekhar equation and relate it to the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-03-07 Surajit Kalita , Lupamudra Sarmah , Aneta Wojnar

We consider a relativistic, degenerate, electron gas under the influence of a strong magnetic field, which describes magnetized white dwarfs. Landau quantization changes the density of states available to the electrons, thus modifying the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2013-04-12 Upasana Das , Banibrata Mukhopadhyay

We consider a relativistic, degenerate electron gas at zero-temperature under the influence of a strong, uniform, static magnetic field, neglecting any form of interactions. Since the density of states for the electrons changes due to the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2012-08-08 Upasana Das , Banibrata Mukhopadhyay

In recent years a number of white dwarfs has been observed with very high surface magnetic fields. We can expect that the magnetic field in the core of these stars would be much higher (~ 10^{14} G). In this paper, we analytically study the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2012-05-09 Aritra Kundu , Banibrata Mukhopadhyay

The Chandrasekhar limit for strange stars described by a linear equation of state (describing quark matter with density-dependent quark masses) is evaluated. The maximum mass and radius of the star depend on the fundamental constants and on…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 T. Harko , K. S. Cheng

The masses and radii of strongly magnetized anisotropic deformed white dwarf stars are investigated using the stellar structure equations in the parameterized $\gamma$-metric formalism. The Equation of State (EoS) of a completely degenerate…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-02-06 Rajasmita Sahoo , Tambe Pranjal Anant , Somnath Mukhopadhyay