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Scalar QNMs for higher dimensional black holes surrounded by quintessence in Rastall gravity
The spacetime solution for a black hole, surrounded by an exotic matter
field, in Rastall gravity, is calculated in an arbitrary d-dimensional
spacetime. After this, we calculate the scalar quasinormal modes of such
solution, and study the shift on the modes caused by the modification of the
theory of gravity, i.e., by the introduction of a new term due to Rastall. We
conclude that the shift strongly depends on the kind of exotic field one is
studying, but for a low density matter that supposedly pervades the universe,
it is unlikely that Rastall gravity will cause any instability on the probe
field.Comment: 6 figures, 11 page
Rainbows without unicorns: Metric structures in theories with Modified Dispersion Relations
Rainbow metrics are a widely used approach to metric formalism for theories
with Modified Dispersion Relations. They have had a huge success in the Quantum
Gravity Phenomenology literature, since they allow to introduce
momentum-dependent spacetime metrics into the description of systems with
Modified Dispersion Relation. In this paper, we introduce the reader to some
realizations of this general idea: the original Rainbow metrics proposal, the
momentum-space-inspired metric, the standard Finsler geometry approach and our
alternative definition of a four-velocity-dependent metric with a massless
limit. This paper aims to highlight some of their properties and how to
properly describe their relativistic realizations.Comment: 10 pages. Discussion on the role of connections was added. Matches
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Cloud of strings in f(R) gravity
We derive the solution for a spherically symmetric string cloud configuration
in a d-dimensional spacetime in the framework of f(R) theories of gravity. We
also analyze some thermodynamic properties of the joint black hole - cloud of
strings solution. For its Hawking temperature, we found that the dependence of
the mass with the horizon is significantly different in both theories. For the
interaction of a black hole with thermal radiation, we found that the shapes of
the curves are similar, but shifted. Our analysis generalizes some known
results in the literature.Comment: Version accepted for CP
Stable Gravastars of Anisotropic Dark Energy
Dynamical models of prototype gravastars made of phantom energy are
constructed, in which an infinitely thin spherical shell of a perfect fluid
with the equation of state divides the whole spacetime
into two regions, the internal region filled with a dark energy (or phantom)
fluid, and the external Schwarzschild region. It is found that in some cases
the models represent the "bounded excursion" stable gravastars, where the thin
shell is oscillating between two finite radii, while in other cases they
collapse until the formation of black holes or normal stars. In the phase
space, the region for the "bounded excursion" gravastars is very small in
comparison to that of black holes, but not empty, as found in our previous
papers. Therefore, although the existence of gravastars can not be completely
excluded from current analysis, the opposite is not possible either, that is,
even if gravastars exist, they do not exclude the existence of black holes.Comment: 35 pages, 43 figures, added some clarifying texts and corrected some
typos, accepted for publication in JCA
A catalogue of velocities in the cluster of galaxies Abell 85
We present a catalogue of velocities for 551 galaxies (and give the
coordinates of 39 stars misclassified as galaxies in our photometric plate
catalogue) in a region covering about 100'100' (0.940.94 Mpc
for an average redshift of 0.0555, assuming H=50 km s
Mpc) in the direction of the rich cluster Abell 85. This catalogue
includes previously published redshifts by Beers et al. (1991) and Malumuth et
al. (1992), together with our 367 new measurements. A total of 305 galaxies
have velocities in the interval 13350-20000 km s, and will be considered
as members of the cluster. Abell 85 therefore becomes one of the clusters with
the highest number of measured redshifts; its optical properties are being
investigated in a companion paper.Comment: Accepted for publication in A&AS, Table 4 available in electronic
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