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On neutron stars and gravitation

О нейтронных звездах и гравитации

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Il Nuovo Cimento B (1971-1996)

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From the variational principle for the total internal energy of a neutron star and some restrictions on the form of the metric coefficients, we have found equations of structure which are valid for every metric theory of gravitation. We also present some simple solutions of the structure equations to find the maximum mass of a neutron star. Finally we study this problem using a post post-Newtonian parametrization.

Riassunto

Dal principio variazionale per l’energia totale interna di una stella di neutroni e da alcune restrizioni sulla forma dei coefficienti metrici, si trovano equazioni di struttura che sono valide per ogni teoria metrica della gravitazione. Si presentano inoltre alcune semplici soluzioni delle equazioni di struttura per trovare la massa massima di una stella di neutroni. Infine, si studia questo problema usando una parametrizzazione post post-newtoniana.

Резюме

Из вариационного принципа для полной внутренней энергии нейтронной звезды и некоторых ограничений на вид метрических коэффициентов мы получаем уравнения для структуры, которые справедливы для любой метрической теории гравитации. В работе также приводятся некоторые простые решения структурных уравнений для нахождения максимальной массы нейтронной звезды. В заключение, мы исследуем эту проблему, используя пост-пост-ньютоновскую параметризацию.

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Castagnino, M.A., Lousto, C.O. On neutron stars and gravitation. Nuovo Cim B 99, 123–132 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02726575

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