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We study relativistic non-rotating stars in the framework of Lovelock gravity. In particular, we consider the Gauss-Bonnet term in a five-dimensional spacetime, and we investigate the impact of the Gauss-Bonnet parameter on properties of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-07-09 Grigoris Panotopoulos , Ángel Rincón

In this study we obtain interior solutions and investigate structural properties of isotropic compact stars in the framework of four-dimensional regularized Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet (4DEGB) gravity. For stellar matter content, we adopt a…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-01-21 G. Panotopoulos , Á. Rincón , I. Lopes

We introduce a rigorous and general framework to study systematically self-gravitating elastic materials within general relativity, and apply it to investigate the existence and viability, including radial stability, of spherically…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-06-07 Artur Alho , José Natário , Paolo Pani , Guilherme Raposo

We discuss a particular higher order gravity theory, Lovelock theory, that generalises in higher dimensions, general relativity. After briefly motivating modifications of gravity, we will introduce the theory in question and we will argue…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-01-28 Christos Charmousis

Recently, it has been suggested that a critical electrical field arises during the gravitational collapse of massive stars leading to a vacuum polarization. This, in turn, leads to the necessity of a reexamination of the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2013-08-19 Rodrigo Alvares de Souza , Marcio Guilherme Bronzato de Avellar , Jorge Ernesto Horvath

We study generalizations of Buchdahl's compactness limits for perfect-fluid star solutions of $D$-dimensional Einstein gravity coupled to higher-curvature corrections. We focus on Quasi-topological theories involving infinite towers of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-03-27 Pablo Bueno , Robie A. Hennigar , Ángel J. Murcia , Aitor Vicente-Cano

It can be easily shown that bound orbits around a static source can exist only in 4 dimension and in none else for any long range force. This is so not only for Maxwell's electromagnetic and Newton's gravity but also for Einstein's…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-06-17 Naresh Dadhich , Sushant G. Ghosh , Sanjay Jhingan

The so-called Buchdahl limit is not yet fully understood in the context of theories of gravity beyond the Einsteinian framework. In this investigation, we generalize this limit for the case of static, spherically-symmetric, relativistic…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-04-14 Raul Carpio Fernandez , Alvaro de la Cruz-Dombriz

Regarding a $d-$dimensional spherically symmetric line element in the context of Einstein-$\Lambda$ gravity, the hydrostatic equilibrium equation of stars is obtained. Then, by using the lowest order constrained variational (LOCV) method…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-01-30 G. H. Bordbar , S. H. Hendi , B. Eslam Panah

The understanding of stellar structure represents the crossroads of our theories of the nuclear force and the gravitational interaction under the most extreme conditions observably accessible. It provides a powerful probe of the strong…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-09-15 Gonzalo J. Olmo , Diego Rubiera-Garcia , Aneta Wojnar

Scalar-tensor~(ST) theories of gravity are natural phenomenological extensions to general relativity. Although these theories are severely constrained both by solar system experiments and by binary pulsar observations, a large set of ST…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-02-10 Carlos Palenzuela , Steve Liebling

We construct boson stars in (4+1)-dimensional Gauss-Bonnet gravity. We study the properties of the solutions in dependence on the coupling constants and investigate these in detail. While the "thick wall" limit is independent of the value…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-06-16 Betti Hartmann , Juergen Riedel , Raluca Suciu

In this paper, we have presented a compact object model in the framework of Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet gravity (EGB) with a linear equation of state considering a metric potential proposed for Buchdahl (1959). The new obtained models satisfy all…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-01-24 Manuel Malaver , Rajan Iyer , Israr Khan

The macroscopic properties of compact stars in modified gravity theories can be significantly different from the general relativistic (GR) predictions. Within the gravitational context of scalar-tensor theories, with a scalar field $\phi$…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-12-05 Juan M. Z. Pretel , Sergio E. Jorás , Ribamar R. R. Reis , Sergio B. Duarte , José D. V. Arbañil

Spherically symmetric Einstein-{\ae}ther (E{\AE}) theory with a Maxwell-like kinetic term is revisited. We consider a general choice of the metric and the \ae{}ther field, finding that:~(i) there is a gauge freedom allowing one always to…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-10-01 Yi-Hsiung Hsu , Anthony Lasenby , Will Barker , Amel Durakovic , Michael Hobson

Probing gravity in its strongest regime is a central goal of modern physics, as the nature of the most compact objects reflects fundamental aspects of Einstein's theory of general relativity (GR). In GR, black holes are regarded as the most…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-05-20 Shoulong Li , H. Lü , Yong Gao , Rui Xu , Lijing Shao , Hongwei Yu

We study dynamical structure of Pure Lovelock gravity in spacetime dimensions higher than four using the Hamiltonian formalism. The action consists of cosmological constant and a single higher-order polynomial in the Riemann tensor.…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2016-03-09 Naresh Dadhich , Remigiusz Durka , Nelson Merino , Olivera Miskovic

We study static, spherically symmetric, self-gravitating systems minimally coupled to a scalar field with U(1) gauge symmetry: charged boson stars. We find numerical solutions to the EinsteinMaxwell equations coupled to the relativistic…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2013-08-05 Daniela Pugliese , Hernando Quevedo , Jorge A. Rueda H. , Remo Ruffini

In this article, we attempt to find a singularity free solution of Einstein's field equations for compact stellar objects, precisely strange (quark) stars, considering Schwarzschild metric as the exterior spacetime. To this end, we consider…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-10-19 Debabrata Deb , Sourav Roy Chowdhury , Saibal Ray , Farook Rahaman , B. K. Guha

In this manuscript, we study the behavior of charged isotropic compact stellar objects within the framework of the modified Gauss-Bonnety theory of gravity by considering the Tolman Kuchowicz spacetime. We use some matching conditions of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-06-25 Adnan Malik