A perturbative approach to neutron stars in $$f(T, \mathcal {T})$$ f ( T , T ) -gravity

Abstract We derive a Tolman–Oppenheimer–Volkoff equation in neutron star systems within the modified $$f(T, \mathcal {T})$$ f ( T , T ) -gravity class of models using a perturbative approach. In our approach $$f(T, \mathcal {T})$$ f ( T , T ) -gravity is considered to be a static spherically symmetr...

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Main Authors: Mark Pace, Jackson Levi Said
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-05-01
Series:European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1140/epjc/s10052-017-4838-1
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Summary:Abstract We derive a Tolman–Oppenheimer–Volkoff equation in neutron star systems within the modified $$f(T, \mathcal {T})$$ f ( T , T ) -gravity class of models using a perturbative approach. In our approach $$f(T, \mathcal {T})$$ f ( T , T ) -gravity is considered to be a static spherically symmetric space-time. In this instance the metric is built from a more fundamental vierbein which can be used to relate inertial and global coordinates. A linear function $$f = T(r) + \mathcal {T}(r) + \chi h(T, \mathcal {T}) + \mathcal {O}(\chi ^{2})$$ f = T ( r ) + T ( r ) + χ h ( T , T ) + O ( χ 2 ) is taken as the Lagrangian density for the gravitational action. Finally we impose the polytropic equation of state of neutron star upon the derived equations in order to derive the mass profile and mass–central density relations of the neutron star in $$f(T, \mathcal {T})$$ f ( T , T ) -gravity.
ISSN:1434-6044
1434-6052