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Jeans analysis of Bok globules in f(R) gravity




TekijätVainio J, Vilja I

KustantajaSPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS

Julkaisuvuosi2016

JournalGeneral Relativity and Gravitation

Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimiGENERAL RELATIVITY AND GRAVITATION

Lehden akronyymiGEN RELAT GRAVIT

Artikkelin numeroARTN 129

Vuosikerta48

Numero10

Sivujen määrä20

ISSN0001-7701

eISSN1572-9532

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-016-2120-8


Tiivistelmä
We examine the effects of f(R) gravity on Jeans analysis of collapsing dust clouds. We provide a method for testing modified gravity models by their effects on star formation as the presence of f(R) gravity is found to modify the limit for collapse. In this analysis we add perturbations to a de Sitter background. As the standard Einstein-Hilbert Lagrangian is modified, new types of dynamics emerge. Depending on the characteristics of a chosen f(R) model, the appearance of new limits is possible. The physicality of these limits is further examined. We find the asymptotic Jeans masses for f(R) theories compared to standard Jeans mass. Through this ratio, the effects of the f(R) modified Jeans mass for viable theories are examined in molecular clouds. Bok globules have a mass range comparable to Jeans masses in question and are therefore used for comparing different f(R) models. Viable theories are found to assist in star formation.



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