Critical phenomenon inside asymptotically flat black holes with spontaneous scalarization
Abstract
We study the interior dynamics of spontaneously scalarized black holes in Einstein-Maxwell-Scalar theory with zero cosmological constant, revealing novel critical phenomena. We demonstrate that, for a wide range of scalar-electromagnetic couplings, scalarized black holes possess no smooth inner Cauchy horizon and instead evolve into a spacelike Kasner singularity. The scalar hair triggers a rapid collapse of the Einstein-Rosen bridge at the would-be Cauchy horizon. Near the critical point where scalarized black holes bifurcate from the Reissner-Nordstrom solution, we establish a robust scaling relation between the Kasner parameter and the charge-to-mass ratio of the hairy black hole, opening a new window into the remarkable simplicity underlying black hole interiors.
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@article{arxiv.2512.19377,
title = {Critical phenomenon inside asymptotically flat black holes with spontaneous scalarization},
author = {Li Li and Ze Sun and Fu-Guo Yang},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.19377},
year = {2026}
}
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Major revision, to appear in PRL