Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Scientific paper
2011-12-18
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
19 pages, 9 figures. v2: Analysis on validity of perturbative approach is added. References added. v3: Aesthetic improvements
Scientific paper
We study the structure of neutron stars in R+\beta\ R^{\mu \nu} R_{\mu \nu} gravity model with perturbative method. We obtain mass--radius relations for six representative equations of state (EoSs). We find that, for |\beta| ~ 10^11 cm^2, the results differ substantially from the results of general relativity. Some of the soft EoSs that are excluded within the framework of general relativity can be reconciled for certain values of \beta\ of this order with the 2 solar mass neutron star recently observed. For values of \beta\ greater than a few 10^11 cm^2 we find a new solution branch allowing highly massive neutron stars. By referring some recent observational constraints on the mass--radius relation we try to constrain the value of \beta\ for each EoS. The associated length scale \sqrt{\beta} ~ 10^6 cm is of the order of the typical radius of neutron stars implying that this is the smallest value we could find by using neutron stars as a probe. We thus conclude that the true value of \beta\ is most likely much smaller than 10^11 cm^2.
Deliduman Cemsinan
Ekşi Yavuz K.
Keleş Vildan
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