Structure of compact stars in R-squared Palatini gravity

We analyse configurations of neutron stars in the so-called R-squared gravity in the Palatini formalism. Using a realistic equation of state we show that the mass-radius configurations are lighter than their counterparts in General Relativity. We also obtain the internal profiles, which run in stron...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Teppa Pannia, Florencia Anabella, García, Federico, Perez Bergliaffa, Santiago Esteban, Orellana, Mariana Dominga, Romero, Gustavo Esteban
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/63359
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/63359
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Modified gravity
Palatini formalism
Neutron stars
Equation of state
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
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Sumario:We analyse configurations of neutron stars in the so-called R-squared gravity in the Palatini formalism. Using a realistic equation of state we show that the mass-radius configurations are lighter than their counterparts in General Relativity. We also obtain the internal profiles, which run in strong correlation with the derivatives of the equation of state, leading to regions where the mass parameter decreases with the radial coordinate in a counter-intuitive way. In order to analyse such correlation, we introduce a parametrisation of the equation of state given by multiple polytropes, which allows us to explicitly control its derivatives. We show that, even in a limiting case where hard phase transitions in matter are allowed, the internal profile of the mass parameter still presents strange features and the calculated M −R configurations also yield neutron stars lighter than those obtained in General Relativity.