Summary
Using a Fermi-Thomas analogue treatment generalized to gravitational Newtonian interactions a unified formulation is presented both for white dwarfs and neutron stars. The impact of special relativistic effects is recalled on the equilibrium mass and a pure relativistic effect on the moment of inertia is pointed out. Possible means for observing these pure relativistic effects are proposed.
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In honour of Carlo Castagnoli in occasion of his last teaching lecture.
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Ruffini, R. On an additional relativistic effect in fermionic stars. Nuov Cim B 111, 113–119 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02726207
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