Relativistic tolman stellar spheres in f(R,ϕ) theory of gravity

Abstract

In this study, we investigate the literature on anisotropic stellar spheres in [Formula: see text] gravity utilizing Tolman–Kuchowicz (TK) spacetime. Due to the existence of anisotropic matter distribution, we derive the equations of motion for spherically symmetric spacetime by taking into account physically accurate formulations of the metric potentials. For this purpose, we develop the matching conditions by comparing them with the exterior solution to determine the TK constants. We have also discussed the graphical analysis of energy density, pressure components, equation of state components, equilibrium condition, and stability analysis. Moreover, other properties of a compact star, like the mass–radius function, compactness, and redshift function, have also been investigated. It is also noticed that energy conditions are satisfied, which justifies that our considered stars are viable. The validity of our proposed model has been proven by studying the development of various physical characteristics, and it is determined that our system is physically stable and free of any singularities.