Spinning solutions in general relativity with infinite central density

DOI10.1007/S10714-018-2371-7zbMATH Open1392.83013arXiv1606.04343OpenAlexW2427211083MaRDI QIDQ725367FDOQ725367

Authors: P. D. Flammer 

Publication date: 1 August 2018

Published in: General Relativity and Gravitation (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: This paper presents general relativistic numerical simulations of uniformly rotating polytropes. Equations are developed using MSQI coordinates, but taking a logarithm of the radial coordinate. The result is relatively simple elliptical differential equations. Due to the logarithmic scale, we can resolve solutions with near-singular mass distributions near their center, while the solution domain extends many orders of magnitude larger than the radius of the distribution (to connect with flat space-time). Rotating solutions are found with very high central energy densities for a range of adiabatic exponents. Analytically, assuming the pressure is proportional to the energy density (which is true for polytropes in the limit of large energy density), we determine the small radius behavior of the metric potentials and energy density. This small radius behavior agrees well with the small radius behavior of large central density numerical results, lending confidence to our numerical approach. We compare results with rotating solutions available in the literature, which show good agreement. We study the stability of spherical solutions: instability sets in at the first maximum in mass versus central energy density; this is also consistent with results in the literature, and further lends confidence to the numerical approach.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1606.04343

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zbMATH Keywords

general relativitygravitationnumerical relativityneutron starsinfinite central densityspinning solutions

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Exact solutions to problems in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C15) Macroscopic interaction of the gravitational field with matter (hydrodynamics, etc.) (83C55) Space-time singularities, cosmic censorship, etc. (83C75) Galactic and stellar structure (85A15)

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Cited In (2)

• On the asymptotic behavior of static perfect fluids
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