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In this paper, we introduce a novel analytical solution to Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff (TOV) equation, which is ultimately a hydrostatic equilibrium equation derived from the general relativity in the framework of relativistic isothermal…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-05-01 A. S. Saad , M. I. Nouh , A. A. Shaker , T. M. Kamel

This paper introduces an accelerated power series solution for Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff (TOV) equation, which represents the relativistic polytropic fluid spheres. We constructed a recurrence relation for the series coefficients in the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-06-06 Mohamed Nouh , Abdelnaby Saad

Obtaining exact solutions of the spherically symmetric general relativistic gravitational field equations describing the interior structure of an isotropic fluid sphere is a long standing problem in theoretical and mathematical physics. The…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-08-10 T. Harko , M. K. Mak

The relativistic extension of the classic stellar structure equations is investigated. It is pointed out that the Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkov (TOV) equation with the gradient equation for local gravitational mass can be made complete as a…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-08-22 Shuichi Yokoyama

We give the first general construction of solutions of the static spherically symmetric Einstein-Euler equations, the Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff (TOV-)equation, with prescribed density functions allowed to be discontinuous and non-uniform;…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-11-19 Moritz Reintjes , Ruochen Xia

In this article, we provide a pedagogical review of the Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff (TOV) equation and its solutions which describe static, spherically symmetric gaseous stars in general relativity. Our discussion starts with a systematic…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-06-15 Emmanuel Chavez Nambo , Olivier Sarbach

The Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff (TOV) equation admits singular solutions in addition to regular ones. Here, we prove the following theorem. For any equation of state that (i) is obtained from an entropy function, (ii) has positive pressure…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-06-09 Charis Anastopoulos , Ntina Savvidou

We apply the 1+1+2 covariant approach to describe a general static and spherically symmetric relativistic stellar object which contains two interacting fluids. We then use the 1+1+2 equations to derive the corresponding…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-08-11 Nolene F. Naidu , Sante Carloni , Peter Dunsby

The Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkov [TOV] equation constrains the internal structure of general relativistic static perfect fluid spheres. We develop several "solution generating" theorems for the TOV, whereby any given solution can be "deformed"…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-11-26 Petarpa Boonserm , Matt Visser , Silke Weinfurtner

Non-local $f(R)$ gravity was proposed as a powerfull alternative to general relativity (GR) . This theory has potentially adverse implications for infrared (IR) regime as well as ultraviolent(UV) early epochs. However, there are a lot of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-06-11 Davood Momeni , H. Gholizade , Muhammad Raza , Ratbay Myrzakulov

We present a self-contained formalism for analyzing scale invariant differential equations. We first cast the scale invariant model into its equidimensional and autonomous forms, find its fixed points, and then obtain power-law background…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-07 Nicolas Yunes , Matt Visser

We construct analytical phase-space solutions for perturbations of flat disks by performing a power series expansion for the radius and the velocity coordinates. We show that this approach translates into an elegant mathematical formulation…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-05-23 P. Vauterin , H. Dejonghe

We investigate relativistic spherically symmetric static perfect fluid models in the framework of the theory of dynamical systems. The field equations are recast into a regular dynamical system on a 3-dimensional compact state space,…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-10 J. Mark Heinzle , N. Rohr , C. Uggla

The existence of solutions to Tolman-Openheimer-Volkoff equation with linear equation of state modeling relativistic cloud of interacting particles is proved for mass parameter below certain threshold. For the intermediate values of mass…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-08-20 Dorota Bors , Robert Stańczy

Although general relativistic cosmological solutions, even in the presence of pressure, can be mimicked by using neo-Newtonian hydrodynamics, it is not clear whether there exists the same Newtonian correspondence for spherical static…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-06-23 A. M. Oliveira , H. E. S. Velten , J. C. Fabris , I. G. Salako

We explore gravitating relativistic spheres composed of an anisotropic, barotropic uid. We assume a bi-polytropic equation of state which has a linear and a power-law terms. The generalized Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff (TOV) equation which…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-11-03 Nematollah Riazi , S. Sedigheh Hashemi , S. Naseh Sajadi , S. Shahrokh Assyaee

This thesis explores the evolution of liquid-state theories based on the Ornstein-Zernike (OZ) equation, summarizing the foundational methods developed by Baxter, Lebowitz, Wertheim, and others. A unifying feature of these approaches is…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2026-04-07 Jianzhong Wu

A novel method of summation for power series is developed. The method is based on the self-similar approximation theory. The trick employed is in transforming, first, a series expansion into a product expansion and in applying the…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-10 V. I. Yukalov , S. Gluzman , D. Sornette

Solutions to most nonlinear ordinary differential equations (ODEs) rely on numerical solvers, but this gives little insight into the nature of the trajectories and is relatively expensive to compute. In this paper, we derive analytic…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2024-06-25 Estelle Basor , Rebecca Morrison

In this work, we revisit several thin-crust approximations presented in the literature and compare them with the exact solutions of the Tolman--Oppenheimer--Volkoff (TOV) equations. In addition, we employ three different equations of state…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2026-02-19 F. Köpp , J. E. Horvath , C. A. Z. Vasconcellos
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