Reconstructing exact solutions to relativistic stars in $f(R)$ gravity

We present a covariant description of non-vacuum static spherically symmetric spacetimes in $f(R)$-gravity applying the (1+1+2) covariant formalism. The propagation equations are then used to derive a covariant and dimensionless form of the Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff (TOV) equations. We then give a solution strategy to these equations and obtain a new exact solution for the particular case f(R)=R+α R².