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The existence of stationary solutions to the Einstein-Vlasov system which are axially symmetric and have non-zero total angular momentum is shown. This provides mathematical models for rotating, general relativistic and asymptotically flat…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-06-12 Håkan Andréasson , Markus Kunze , Gerhard Rein

The rotational metric provides an exact solution to Einstein's clock-rate problem in curved spacetime, specifically, whether time flows more slowly at the equator of a compact object such as a neutron star than at its poles. It features a…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-09-09 Zhen Zhang , Rui Zhang

We consider an addition of the term which is a square of the scalar curvature to the Einstein-Hilbert action. Under this generalized action, we attempt to explain i) the flat rotation curves observed in spiral galaxies, which is usually…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-10-22 M. Kenmoku , E. Kitajima , Y. Okamoto , K. Shigemoto

We demonstrate a general relativistic approach to model dark matter halos using the Einstein cluster, with the matter stress-energy generated by collisionless particles moving on circular geodesics in all possible angular directions and…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-05-23 Ritwik Acharyya , Pritam Banerjee , Sayan Kar

Solutions of Einstein's equations are found for global defects in a higher-dimensional spacetime with a nonzero cosmological constant Lambda. The defect has a (p-1)-dimensional core (brane) and a `hedgehog' scalar field configuration in the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2010-04-06 Itsaso Olasagasti , Alexander Vilenkin

The general exact solution of the Einstein-matter field equations describing spherically symmetric shells satisfying an equation of state in closed form is discussed under general assumptions of physical reasonableness. The solutions split…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-06-25 J. Kijowski , G. Magli , D. Malafarina

We compare three different models of rotating neutron star spacetimes: the Hartle-Thorne (HT) slow-rotation approximation at second order in rotation, the exact analytic vacuum solution of Manko et al. and a numerical solution of the full…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2011-05-23 Emanuele Berti , Frances White , Asimina Maniopoulou , Marco Bruni

Einstein field equations for anisotropic spheres are solved and exact interior solutions obtained. This paper extends earlier treatments to include anisotropic models which accommodate a wider variety of physically viable energy densities.…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-11-26 M. Chaisi , S. D. Maharaj

We present novel analytical solutions for linear-order gravitational waves or tensor perturbations in a flat Friedmann-Robertson-Walker universe containing two perfect fluids, radiation and pressureless dust, and allowing for neutrino…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2018-01-01 Andrew J. Wren , Jorge L. Fuentes , Karim A. Malik

An exact, axially symmetric solution to the Einstein-Klein-Gordon field equations is employed to model the dark matter in spiral galaxies. The extended rotation curves from a previous analysis are used to fit the model and a very good…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 F. S. Guzman , T. Matos , H. Villegas-Brena

Two classes of stationary axisymmetric solutions of Einstein's equations for isolated differentially rotating matter sources are presented. The asymptotic regime is extracted, with attention to quasilocal gravitational energy, shear and…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-06-12 Marco Galoppo , David L. Wiltshire

We provide a new class of interior solutions for anisotropic stars admitting conformal motion. The Einstein's field equations in this construction are solved for specific choices of the density/mass functions. We analyze the behavior of the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2010-11-03 Farook Rahaman , Mubasher Jamil , Ranjan Sharma , Kausik Chakraborty

We apply the modified acceleration law obtained from Einstein gravity coupled explaining galaxy rotation curves without exotic dark matter. Our sample of galaxies includes low surface brightness (LSB) and high surface brightness (HSB)…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-30 J. R. Brownstein , J. W. Moffat

In this article we find a four-dimensional metric for a large black hole immersed in dark matter. Specifically, we look for and find a static spherically symmetric black hole solution to the Einstein equations which gives, in the Newtonian…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-01-12 Fateen Haddad , Nidal Haddad

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…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-10-14 Jay Solanki , Bhashin Thakore

Starting from the solution of the Einstein field equations in a static and spherically symmetric spacetime which contains an isotropic fluid, we construct a model to represent the interior of compact objects with compactness rate…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-01-03 Gabino Estevez-Delgado , Joaquin Estevez-Delgado , Modesto Pineda Duran , Arthur Cleary-Balderas

We show that in the framework of R^{2} gravity and in the linearized approach it is possible to obtain spherically symmetric stationary states that can be used as a model for galaxies. The model can also help to have a better understanding…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2011-12-13 Christian Corda , Herman J. Mosquera Cuesta , Roberto Lorduy Gòmez

A rotating continuum of particles attracted to each other by gravity may be modeled by the Euler-Poisson system. The existence of solutions is a very classical problem. Here it is proven that a curve of solutions exists, parametrized by the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2017-03-14 Walter Strauss , Yilun Wu

Various astrophysical and cosmological observations today serve as an indirect evidence of the existence of dark matter in the universe. In the present work, we propose a class of spacetimes that show some important characteristics relevant…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-12-07 Ashok B. Joshi , Divya Tahelyani , Dipanjan Dey , Pankaj S. Joshi

We study a spherically symmetric spacetime made of anisotropic fluid of which radial equation of state is given by $p_1 = -\rho$. This provides analytic solutions and a good opportunity to study the static configuration of black hole plus…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2018-12-27 Inyong Cho , Hyeong-Chan Kim