Effects of modified gravity on microscopic properties and cooling timescale of white dwarfs
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| author | Wojnar, Aneta Kalita, Surajit Sarmah, Lupamudra |
| author_facet | Wojnar, Aneta Kalita, Surajit Sarmah, Lupamudra |
| contents | There are currently two open questions in white dwarf physics: why are massive dwarfs observed less often in astronomical surveys, and why have not any super-Chandrasekhar white dwarfs been found despite the discovery of more than a dozen peculiar, overly-luminous type Ia supernovae in about a couple of decades? According to different research, magnetic fields appear to somewhat resolve these issues, but stability remains a concern. For the first time, we investigate how modified gravity affects the specific heat of electrons and ions, the crystallization process, and the cooling mechanism in white dwarfs. We demonstrate it for the Ricci-based gravity. We show that massive white dwarfs fade faster and conclude that it could be a physical reason, apart from the presence of high magnetic fields, both for finding fewer massive white dwarfs and the lack of direct detection of super-Chandrasekhar white dwarfs. |
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| spellingShingle | Effects of modified gravity on microscopic properties and cooling timescale of white dwarfs Wojnar, Aneta Kalita, Surajit Sarmah, Lupamudra Solar and Stellar Astrophysics High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology There are currently two open questions in white dwarf physics: why are massive dwarfs observed less often in astronomical surveys, and why have not any super-Chandrasekhar white dwarfs been found despite the discovery of more than a dozen peculiar, overly-luminous type Ia supernovae in about a couple of decades? According to different research, magnetic fields appear to somewhat resolve these issues, but stability remains a concern. For the first time, we investigate how modified gravity affects the specific heat of electrons and ions, the crystallization process, and the cooling mechanism in white dwarfs. We demonstrate it for the Ricci-based gravity. We show that massive white dwarfs fade faster and conclude that it could be a physical reason, apart from the presence of high magnetic fields, both for finding fewer massive white dwarfs and the lack of direct detection of super-Chandrasekhar white dwarfs. |
| title | Effects of modified gravity on microscopic properties and cooling timescale of white dwarfs |
| topic | Solar and Stellar Astrophysics High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.14775 |