Speaker
Dr
Hannes Rüter
(CENTRA, Departamento de Física, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa)
Description
Relativistic stars are typically modelled as ideal fluids, which in spherical symmetry leads to the Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff (TOV) solutions. In this talk I discuss the construction of solutions for spherical, relativistic stars within full kinetic theory. In this case matter is described by the Vlasov-Boltzmann equation, which allows for a more realistic description of stars that is valid beyond the hydrodynamic limit. I discuss the new physical effects occuring in this model and compare with the TOV solutions.
Author
Dr
Hannes Rüter
(CENTRA, Departamento de Física, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa)
