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In this work we investigate the equilibrium configurations of white dwarfs in a modified gravity theory, na\-mely, $f(R,T)$ gravity, for which $R$ and $T$ stand for the Ricci scalar and trace of the energy-momentum tensor, respectively.…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-12-20 G. A. Carvalho , R. V. Lobato , P. H. R. S. Moraes , José D. V. Arbañil , R. M. Marinho , E. Otoniel , M. Malheiro

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

The existence of possible massive white dwarfs more than the Chandrasekhar limit ($1.45M_{\odot }$, in which $M_{\odot }$ is mass of the sun) is a challenging topic. In this regard and motivated by the important effect of massive graviton…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-06-05 B. Eslam Panah , H. L. Liu

The equilibrium configuration of white dwarfs composed of a charged perfect fluid are investigated in the context of the $f(R,\mathcal{T})$ gravity, for which $R$ and $\mathcal{T}$ stand for the Ricci scalar and the trace of the…

General Physics · Physics 2020-05-13 F. Rocha , G. A. Carvalho , D. Deb , M. Malheiro

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 investigate white dwarfs in the framework of f(R,L_m) and f(R,L_m,T) gravity to explore the Chandrasekhar Limit. We have considered two functional forms of f(R,L_m) and one functional form of f(R,L_m,T) gravity. Considering the matter…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-02-20 N. Priyobarta , S. K. Maurya , Ksh. Newton Singh , B. Mishra

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

We investigate the Chandrasekhar mass limit for white dwarfs in various models of $f(R)$ gravity. Two equations of state for stellar matter are used: simple relativistic polytropic equation with polytropic index $n=3$ and the realistic…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-11-29 Artyom V. Astashenok , Sergey D. Odintsov , Vasilis Oikonomou

We examine the Chandrasekhar limit for white dwarfs in $f(R)$ gravity, with a simple polytropic equation of state describing stellar matter. We use the most popular $f(R)$ gravity model, namely the $f(R)=R+\alpha R^2$ gravity, and calculate…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-12-21 Artyom V. Astashenok , Sergey D. Odintsov , Vasilis K. Oikonomou

We study the strongly magnetized white dwarf configurations in a self-consistent manner as a progenitor of the over-luminous type-Ia supernovae. We compute static equilibria of white dwarf stars containing a strong magnetic field and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-10-25 Prasanta Bera , Dipankar Bhattacharya

We compute static equilibria of white dwarf stars containing strong poloidal magnetic field, and present the modification of white dwarf mass-radius relation caused by the magnetic field. We find that a maximum white dwarf mass of about…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-11 Prasanta Bera , Dipankar Bhattacharya

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

The Feynman-Metropolis-Teller treatment for compressed atoms is here reconsidered in the framework of the relativistic generalised Fermi-Thomas model, obtained by Ruffini et al. Physical properties of a zero temperature plasma is thus…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 G. Bertone , R. Ruffini

White dwarfs (WDs) can be used as laboratories to test strong gravity and high-density regimes, once their equation of state is not so uncertain as the one of neutron stars. This makes them also a useful tool to constrain dark-matter…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-10-16 G. A. Carvalho , J. D. V. Arbañil , J. G. Coelho

In this work we investigate the structure of white dwarfs using the Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff equations and compare our results with those obtained from Newtonian equations of gravitation in order to put in evidence the importance of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2018-03-28 G. A. Carvalho , R. M. Marinho , M. Malheiro

Massive, highly magnetized white dwarfs with fields up to $10^9$ G have been observed and theoretically used for the description of a variety of astrophysical phenomena. Ultramagnetized white dwarfs with uniform interior fields up to…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-09-29 J. G. Coelho , R. M. Marinho , M. Malheiro , R. Negreiros , D. L. Cáceres , J. A. Rueda , R. Ruffini

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

In the context of $f\left(R, T\right) = R + 2 \beta T$ gravity, where $R$ is the Ricci scalar and $T$ is the trace of the energy-momentum tensor, the equilibrium structure of charged anisotropic white dwarfs (WDs) is studied. The stellar…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-03-25 Zhe Feng

Generally the virial theorem provides a relation between various components of energy integrated over a system. This helps us to understand the underlying equilibrium. Based on the virial theorem we can estimate, for example, the maximum…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-10-21 Banibrata Mukhopadhyay , Arnab Sarkar , Christopher A. Tout

In this paper, we explore the properties of white dwarfs with the modified TOV equation in Einstein-$\Lambda$ gravity, the equilibrium configurations predict a maximum mass limit for white dwarfs same as the Chandrasekhar limit when we…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-02-27 H. L. Liu , G. L. Lü
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