Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Scientific paper
1998-02-19
Prog.Theor.Phys. 100 (1998) 291-313
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
23 pages, 13 figures and 1 table
Scientific paper
10.1143/PTP.100.291
We derive a modified Buchdahl inequality for scalar-tensor theories of gravity. In general relativity, Buchdahl has shown that the maximum value of the mass-to-size ratio, $2M/R$, is 8/9 for static and spherically symmetric stars under some physically reasonable assumptions. We formally apply Buchdahl's method to scalar-tensor theories and obtain theory-independent inequalities. After discussing the mass definition in scalar-tensor theories, these inequalities are related to a theory-dependent maximum mass-to-size ratio. We show that its value can exceed not only Buchdahl's limit, 8/9, but also unity, which we call {\it the black hole limit}, in contrast to general relativity. Next, we numerically examine the validity of the assumptions made in deriving the inequalities and the applicability of our analytic results. We find that the assumptions are mostly satisfied and that the mass-to-size ratio exceeds both Buchdahl's limit and the black hole limit. However, we also find that this ratio never exceeds Buchdahl's limit when we impose the further condition, $\rho-3p\ge0$, on the density, $\rho$, and pressure, $p$, of the matter.
Kawamura Go
Tsuchida Tooru
Watanabe Kazuya
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