General Relativity: An Introduction for Physicists · Problem 12.3

Further spherically symmetric geometries — Hobson, Efstathiou & Lasenby

Physics · oppenheimer-volkoff-equation

Problem

Derive the Oppenheimer–Volkoff equation from the Einstein equations for a static spherically symmetric perfect-fluid distribution, and show that it reduces to the standard equation for hydrostatic equilibrium in the Newtonian limit.

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