Exact models for anisotropic relativistic stars

Abstract

We present a class of exact solutions of the Einstein gravitational field equations describing spherically symmetric and static anisotropic stellar type configurations. The solution is represented in a closed integral form. The energy density and both radial and tangential pressure are finite and positive inside the anisotropic star. The energy density, radial pressure, pressure-density ratio and the adiabatic speed of sound are monotonically decreasing functions. Several stellar models with the anisotropy coefficient proportional to r2 are discussed, the values of the basic physical parameters of the star (radius, mass and red shift) and bound on anisotropy parameter is obtained.