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We address the equilibrium configurations and stability properties of anisotropic compact stars whose interior is described by a modified Chaplygin gas (MCG) equation of state in the framework of the regularized four-dimensional…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-11-13 Anirudh Pradhan , Takol Tangphati , Ayan Banerjee , Javlon Rayimbaev

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

We explore the internal structures of the white dwarfs in two different modified theories of gravity: (i) scalar-tensor-vector gravity and (ii) beyond Horndeski theories of $G_3$ type. The modification of the gravitational force inside the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-01-31 Khursid Alam , Tousif Islam

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

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

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

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 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

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 current trend concerning dense matter physics at sufficiently high densities and low temperatures is expected to behave as a degenerate Fermi gas of quarks forming Cooper pairs, namely a color superconductor, in the core of compact…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-09-15 Takol Tangphati , Anirudh Pradhan , Ayan Banerjee , Grigoris Panotopoulos

An ungravity-inspired model is employed to examine the astrophysical parameters of white dwarf stars (WDs) using polytropic and degenerate gas approaches. Based on the observed properties such as mass, radius, and luminosity of selected…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-06-06 Orfeu Bertolami , Hodjat Mariji

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

We establish the importance of modified Einstein's gravity (MG) in white dwarfs (WDs) for the first time in the literature. We show that MG leads to significantly sub- and super-Chandrasekhar limiting mass WDs, depending on a single model…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-12-02 Upasana Das , Banibrata Mukhopadhyay

Modified gravity theories can introduce modifications to the Poisson equation in the Newtonian limit. As a result, we expect to see interesting features of these modifications inside stellar objects. White dwarf stars are one of the most…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-10-06 Srimanta Banerjee , Swapnil Shankar , Tejinder P. Singh

The detection of gravitational waves (GWs) from the binary neutron star (BNS) has opened a new window on the gravitational wave astronomy. With current sensitivities, detectable signals coming from compact objects like neutron stars turn…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-01-15 Ayan Banerjee , Takol Tangphati , Daris Samart , Phongpichit Channuie

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

We use the most recent, complete and independent measurements of masses and radii of white dwarfs in binaries to bound the class of non-trivial modified gravity theories, viable after GW170817/GRB170817, using its effect on the mass-radius…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2018-05-23 Ippocratis D. Saltas , Ignacy Sawicki , Ilidio Lopes

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

Various experiments and observations have led researchers to suggest different bounds on fundamental constants like the fine-structure constant and the proton-to-electron mass ratio. These bounds differ mostly due to the energy scale of the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-06-05 Surajit Kalita , Akhil Uniyal

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
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