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Stable black holes in shift-symmetric Horndeski theories

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2017-08-22 v3

Abstract

In shift-symmetric Horndeski theories, a static and spherically symmetric black hole can support linearly time-dependent scalar hair. However, it was shown that such a solution generically suffers from ghost or gradient instability in the vicinity of the horizon. In the present paper, we explore the possibility to avoid the instability, and present a new example of theory and its black hole solution with a linearly time-dependent scalar configuration. We also discuss the stability of solutions with static scalar hair for a special case where nonminimal derivative coupling to the Einstein tensor appears.

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@article{arxiv.1702.03502,
  title  = {Stable black holes in shift-symmetric Horndeski theories},
  author = {Daria A. Tretyakova and Kazufumi Takahashi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1702.03502},
  year   = {2017}
}

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14 pages; matches published version