https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-017-4606-2
Regular Article - Theoretical Physics
Compact stars in vector–tensor-Horndeski theory of gravity
1
Department of General and Theoretical Physics, Eurasian International Center for Theoretical Physics, Eurasian National University, Astana, 010008, Kazakhstan
2
Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, University of British Columbia-Okanagan, 3333 University Way, Kelowna, BC, V1V 1V7, Canada
3
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, T1K 3M4, Canada
* e-mail: d.momeni@yahoo.com
Received:
19
November
2016
Accepted:
28
December
2016
Published online:
19
January
2017
In this paper, we will analyze a theory of modified gravity, in which the field content of general relativity will be increased to include a vector field. We will use the Horndeski formalism to non-minimally couple this vector field to the metric. As we will be using the Horndeski formalism, this theory will not contain Ostrogradsky ghost degree of freedom. We will analyze compact stars using this vector–tensor-Horndeski theory.
© The Author(s), 2017
