Speaker
Manuel Malheiro
(ITA)
Description
We investigate the equilibrium configurations of neutron stars, quark stars and white dwarfs in a modified gravity theory, namely, $f(R,T)$ gravity, for which $R$ and $T$ stand for the Ricci scalar and trace of the energy-momentum tensor, respectively. Considering the functional form $f(R,T)=R+2\lambda T$, with $\lambda$ being a constant, we obtain the hydrostatic equilibrium equation for the theory. Some physical properties of compact stars, such as: mass, radius, pressure and energy density, as well as their dependence on the parameter $\lambda$ are derived.
Primary author
Manuel Malheiro
(ITA)
