Cooling Process of White Dwarf Stars in Palatini <i>f</i>(<i>R</i>) Gravity

A simple cooling model of white dwarf stars is re-analyzed in Palatini <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>f</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>R</mi><mo>)</mo&g...

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Main Authors: Surajit Kalita, Lupamudra Sarmah, Aneta Wojnar
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1997/8/12/647
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author Surajit Kalita
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description A simple cooling model of white dwarf stars is re-analyzed in Palatini <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>f</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>R</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> gravity. Modified gravity affects the white dwarf structures and consequently their ages. We find that the resulting super-Chandrasekhar white dwarfs need more time to cool down than sub-Chandrasekhar ones, or when compared to the Newtonian models.
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spelling doaj.art-3fcf658b43ea41db892c6474ca9d509b2023-11-24T18:29:29ZengMDPI AGUniverse2218-19972022-12-0181264710.3390/universe8120647Cooling Process of White Dwarf Stars in Palatini <i>f</i>(<i>R</i>) GravitySurajit Kalita0Lupamudra Sarmah1Aneta Wojnar2High Energy Physics, Cosmology & Astrophysics Theory (HEPCAT) Group, Department of Mathematics & Applied Mathematics, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7700, South AfricaIndian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru 560034, IndiaLaboratory of Theoretical Physics, Institute of Physics, University of Tartu, W. Ostwaldi 1, 50411 Tartu, EstoniaA simple cooling model of white dwarf stars is re-analyzed in Palatini <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>f</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>R</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> gravity. Modified gravity affects the white dwarf structures and consequently their ages. We find that the resulting super-Chandrasekhar white dwarfs need more time to cool down than sub-Chandrasekhar ones, or when compared to the Newtonian models.https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1997/8/12/647cooling processwhite dwarfmodified gravityChandrasekhar limit
spellingShingle Surajit Kalita
Lupamudra Sarmah
Aneta Wojnar
Cooling Process of White Dwarf Stars in Palatini <i>f</i>(<i>R</i>) Gravity
Universe
cooling process
white dwarf
modified gravity
Chandrasekhar limit
title Cooling Process of White Dwarf Stars in Palatini <i>f</i>(<i>R</i>) Gravity
title_full Cooling Process of White Dwarf Stars in Palatini <i>f</i>(<i>R</i>) Gravity
title_fullStr Cooling Process of White Dwarf Stars in Palatini <i>f</i>(<i>R</i>) Gravity
title_full_unstemmed Cooling Process of White Dwarf Stars in Palatini <i>f</i>(<i>R</i>) Gravity
title_short Cooling Process of White Dwarf Stars in Palatini <i>f</i>(<i>R</i>) Gravity
title_sort cooling process of white dwarf stars in palatini i f i i r i gravity
topic cooling process
white dwarf
modified gravity
Chandrasekhar limit
url https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1997/8/12/647
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