Modified Gravity (MOG) and Heavy Neutron Star in Mass Gap [CL]

http://arxiv.org/abs/2008.04404


The modified gravity (MOG) theory is applied to the gravitational wave binary merger GW190814 to demonstrate that the modified Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff equation for a neutron star can produce a mass $M=2.6 -2.7 M_\odot$, allowing for the binary secondary component to be identified as a heavy neutron star in the hypothesized mass gap $2.5 – 5 M_\odot$.

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J. Moffat
Mon, 17 Aug 20
-980/40

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