Constraints on perturbative f(R) gravity via neutron stars


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Arapoglu S., Deliduman C., Ekşi K. Y.

JOURNAL OF COSMOLOGY AND ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS, sa.7, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: Sayı: 7
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1088/1475-7516/2011/07/020
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF COSMOLOGY AND ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: modified gravity, neutron stars, PROBE WMAP OBSERVATIONS, DARK ENERGY, COSMOLOGICAL CONSTANT, STATE, CONSISTENT, EQUATION, UNIVERSE, MATTER, RADIUS, MASS
  • İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We study the structure of neutron stars in perturbative (R) gravity models with realistic equations of state. We obtain mass-radius relations in a gravity model of the form f(R) = R + alpha R-2. We find that deviations from the results of general relativity, comparable to the variations due to using different equations of state (EoS'), are induced for |alpha| similar to 10(9) cm(2). Some of the soft EoS' that are excluded within the framework of general relativity can be reconciled with the 2 solar mass neutron star recently observed for certain values of alpha within this range. For some of the EoS' we find that a new solution branch, which allows highly massive neutron stars, exists for values of alpha greater than a few 10(9) cm(2). We find constraints on alpha for a variety of EoS' using the recent observational constraints on the mass-radius relation. These are all 5 orders of magnitude smaller than the recent constraint obtained via Gravity Probe B for this gravity model. The associated length scale root alpha similar to 10(5) cm is only an order of magnitude smaller than the typical radius of a neutron star, the probe used in this test. This implies that, real deviations from general relativity can be even smaller.