Gr@v Seminar - Neutron stars in scalar-tensor theories of gravity - 15 junho 2016

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Neutron stars in scalar-tensor theories of gravity

Hector Silva

Mississippi U.

 

Abstract / Resumo

Among the various modified theories of gravity, scalar-tensor theories are arguablythe most natural extensions to general relativity. Particularly interesting classesof these theories satisfy the stringent experimental constraints imposed in theweak-field limit, yet can largely deviate in their predictions from general relativityin the strong-field regime in presence of matter such as in neutron stars. This occursthrough a mechanism called spontaneous scalarization, where a non-trivial scalar fieldcan exist within the star altering its properties. Such scalar-tensor theories typicallyinvolve a conformal coupling between scalar field and matter. More recentlyhowever, it was understood that scalar-tensor theories allow for a wider class ofcouplings, named disformal. In this presentation we introduce the ideas of spontaneousscalarization and disformal coupling, discussing their impact on the structure ofneutron stars in scalar-tensor theories of gravity.

 

15 de junho de 2016 | 14:30

 

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GAP Room
Physics Department Aveiro University
Campus de Santiago
3810-183 Aveiro, Portugal