Dynamical Instability and Expansion-free Condition in $f(R,T)$ Gravity

TL;DR

This paper investigates the stability and collapse behavior of spherically symmetric stars in $f(R,T)$ gravity, analyzing how modifications to general relativity affect stellar evolution and stability criteria.

Contribution

It develops a perturbation-based framework for analyzing dynamical instability in $f(R,T)$ gravity, incorporating anisotropic matter and expansion-free conditions.

Findings

Derived collapse and evolution equations in $f(R,T)$ gravity.

Identified stability criteria in Newtonian and post-Newtonian regimes.

Constrained the adiabatic index for stable stellar configurations.

Abstract

Dynamical analysis of spherically symmetric collapsing star surrounding in locally anisotropic environment with expansion-free condition is presented in $f(R,T)$ gravity, where $R$ corresponds to Ricci scalar and $T$ stands for the trace of energy momentum tensor. The modified field equations and evolution equations are reconstructed in the framework of $f(R,T)$ gravty. In order to acquire the collapse equation we implement the perturbation on all matter variables and dark source components comprising the viable $f(R,T)$ model. The instability range is described in Newtonian and post-Newtonian eras by constraining the adiabatic index $\Gamma$ to maintain viability of considered model and stable stellar configuration.