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The continuum spectrum of nonrelativistic multi-frequency Proca stars

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2026-03-09 v1 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

Multi-frequency Proca stars are excited equilibrium configurations of a selfgravitating massive vector field that coexist with conventional stationary states in the solution space of the s=1s=1 Schr\"odinger-Poisson system. In this paper, we present a systematic study of the continuum spectrum of spherical multi-frequency Proca stars and show that they interpolate between the discrete set of stationary states of constant polarization. Furthermore, we also analyze their stability and demonstrate that a subset of these multi-frequency configurations are linearly stable against general perturbations. We briefly discuss the potential implications of multi-frequency states for proving the particle spin in ultralight dark matter models.

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@article{arxiv.2603.05602,
  title  = {The continuum spectrum of nonrelativistic multi-frequency Proca stars},
  author = {Galo Diaz-Andrade and Alberto Diez-Tejedor and Jose Luis Medina-Garcia and Armando A. Roque},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.05602},
  year   = {2026}
}

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12 pages, 7 figures