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In this chapter we shall construct models of stars, both static and dynamical ones, including a model of gravitational collapse. We will restrict ourselves to situations in which rotational symmetry is a reasonable approximation. Much of our attention will be focused on the so-called Schwarzschild solutions. These are rotationally symmetric solutions of the Einstein equations. Studying these solutions has led to significant insights into gravity which are still relevant today.
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Hájíček, P. (2008). Rotationally Symmetric Models of Stars. In: An Introduction to the Relativistic Theory of Gravitation. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 750. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-78659-7_6
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