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Full Classification of Static Spherical Vacuum Solutions to Bumblebee Gravity with General VEVs

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2026-04-06 v3

Abstract

The static spherical vacuum solution in a bumblebee gravity model where the bumblebee field BμB_\mu has a two-component space-like, light-like, and time-like vacuum expectation value bμb_\mu is studied. Based on the results, we present a comprehensive classification of the static spherical vacuum solutions in bumblebee gravity with general vacuum expectation values. We find that the model becomes degenerate for a specific set of parameter combinations, where the solution can be characterized by an arbitrary function, which indicates that the non-minimally coupled massless vector tensor theory is ill-defined when ξ=κ/2\xi=\kappa/2. We also find that contrary to the situation in general relativity, the bumblebee gravity admits the exact Schwarzschild solution with non-zero matter distributions of certain forms. The implications of this result are discussed, suggesting that the experimental constraints within the solar system would be invalid.

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@article{arxiv.2511.03231,
  title  = {Full Classification of Static Spherical Vacuum Solutions to Bumblebee Gravity with General VEVs},
  author = {Jie Zhu and Hao Li},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2511.03231},
  year   = {2026}
}

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