Anisotropic Stars in General Relativity
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2009-11-07 v2
Abstract
We present a class of exact solutions of Einstein's gravitational field equations describing spherically symmetric and static anisotropic stellar type configurations. The solutions are obtained by assuming a particular form of the anisotropy factor. The energy density and both radial and tangential pressures are finite and positive inside the anisotropic star. Numerical results show that the basic physical parameters (mass and radius) of the model can describe realistic astrophysical objects like neutron stars.
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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0110103,
title = {Anisotropic Stars in General Relativity},
author = {M. K. Mak and T. Harko},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0110103},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
12 pages, 5 figures, revised version to appear in Proc. R. Soc. London A: Mathematical, Physical & Engineering Sciences