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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…

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We develop a theoretical framework to study slowly rotating compact stars in a rather general class of alternative theories of gravity, with the ultimate goal of investigating constraints on alternative theories from electromagnetic and…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-05-30 Paolo Pani , Emanuele Berti , Vitor Cardoso , Jocelyn Read

This thesis investigates compact astrophysical objects within modified theories of gravity, focusing on neutron stars and strange stars. The work studies their internal structure, equilibrium, and stability in gravitational frameworks based…

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The kinetic motion of the stars of a galaxy is considered within the framework of a relativistic scalar theory of gravitation. This model, even though unphysical, may represent a good laboratory where to study in a rigorous, mathematical…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2017-08-23 Simone Calogero

The configuration of the magnetic field in the interior of a neutron star is mostly unknown from observations. Theoretical models of the interior magnetic field geometry tend to be oversimplified to avoid mathematical complexity and tend to…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-10-07 Prasanta Bera , D. I. Jones , Nils Andersson

The main objective of this paper is to investigate the impact of $f(\mathcal{Q},\mathcal{T})$ gravity on the geometry of anisotropic compact stellar objects, where $\mathcal{Q}$ is non-metricity and $\mathcal{T}$ is the trace of the…

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We prove the local existence of solutions to the Einstein-Elastic equations that represent self-gravitating, relativistic elastic bodies with compact support.

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-07-26 Lars Andersson , Todd A. Oliynyk , Bernd G. Schmidt

In the present paper we generate a set of solutions describing the interior of a compact star under $f(R,T)$ theory of gravity which admits conformal motion. We consider the equation of state (EOS) $p=\omega\rho$ with $0<\omega<1$ for the…

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We propose an approximate description of basic parameters (radius, mass and oblateness) of general relativistic compact rotating objects in terms of the parameters of the static configuration and of the angular velocity only. The…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 K. S. Cheng , T. Harko

As an alternative gravity model we consider an extended Einstein-Maxwell gravity containing a gauge invariance property. Extension is assumed to be addition of a directional coupling between spatial electromagnetic fields with the Ricci…

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We present a new system of equations that fully characterizes adiabatic, radial perturbations of perfect fluid stars within the theory of general relativity. The properties of the system are discussed, and, provided that the equilibrium…

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We derive a new interior solution for stellar compact objects in $f\mathcal{(R)}$ gravity assuming a differential relation to constrain the Ricci curvature scalar. To this aim, we consider specific forms for the radial component of the…

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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 $\phi$…

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A new class of solutions describing analytical solutions for compact stellar structures has been developed within the tenets of General Relativity. Considering the inherent anisotropy in compact stars, a stable and causal model for…

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We obtain a class of anisotropic spherically symmetric relativistic solutions of compact objects in hydrostatic equilibrium in the $f(R,T) =R+2\chi T$ modified gravity, where $R$ is the Ricci scalar, $T$ is the trace of the energy momentum…

General Physics · Physics 2020-09-18 S. Dey , A. Chanda , B. C. Paul

We construct relativistic equilibrium models of differentially rotating neutron stars and show that they can support significantly more mass than their nonrotating or uniformly rotating counterparts. We dynamically evolve such…

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We study the structure of relativistic stars in $\mathcal{R}+\alpha \mathcal{R}^{2}$ theory using the method of matched asymptotic expansion to handle the higher order derivatives in field equations arising from the higher order curvature…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-10-24 Savaş Arapoğlu , Sercan Çıkıntoğlu , K. Yavuz Ekşi

We study the bound on the compactness of a stellar object in pure Lovelock theories of arbitrary order in arbitrary spacetime dimensions, involving electromagnetic field. The bound we derive for a generic pure Lovelock theory, reproduces…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-07-06 Sumanta Chakraborty , Naresh Dadhich

This work aims to investigate the behaviour of compact stars in the background of $f(R, T)$ theory of gravity. For current work, we consider the Krori-Barua metric potential i.e., $\nu(r)= Br^2+C$ and $\lambda(r)= Ar^2,$ where, $A, B$ and…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-04-13 M. Farasat Shamir , Zoya Asghar , Adnan Malik