Abstract
An Ansatz developed by Maharaj and Maartens is used to obtain solutions of Einstein's field equations for static anisotropic fluid spheres with nonuniform density. These solutions are matched with the Schwarzschild exterior solution.
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Singh, T., Singh, G.P. & Srivastava, R.S. Static anisotropic fluid spheres in general relativity with nonuniform density. Int J Theor Phys 31, 545–551 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00740004
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