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Homogeneous spherically symmetric bodies with a non-minimal coupling between curvature and matter: the choice of the Lagrangian density for matter

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In this work we study how a non-minimal coupling between matter and gravity can modify the structure of a homogeneous spherical body. The physical relevance of the adopted Lagrangian density is ascertained, with results obtained for two different choices of the latter.

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Acknowledgments

This work was partially supported by FCT (Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal) under the project PTDC/FIS/111362/2009.

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Bertolami, O., Páramos, J. Homogeneous spherically symmetric bodies with a non-minimal coupling between curvature and matter: the choice of the Lagrangian density for matter. Gen Relativ Gravit 47, 1835 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-014-1835-7

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