Abstract

Quark stars are terrestrial laboratories to study fundamental physics at ultrahigh densities and temperatures. In this work, we investigate the internal structure and the physical properties of quark stars (QSs) in the Rastall gravity. Rastall gravity is considered a non-conservative theory of gravity, which is an effective gravity theory at high energy density, e.g., relevant to the early universe and dense, compact objects. We derive the hydrostatic equilibrium structure for QSs with the inclusion of anisotropic pressure. More specifically, we find the QS mass–radius relations for the MIT bag model. We focus on the model depending on the Rastall free parameter η and examine the deviations from the General Relativity (GR) counterparts.