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We study numerically the nonlinear stability of {\it excited} fermion-boson stars in spherical symmetry. Such compound hypothetical stars, composed by fermions and bosons, are gravitationally bound, regular, and static configurations…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-09-22 Fabrizio Di Giovanni , Saeed Fakhry , Nicolas Sanchis-Gual , Juan Carlos Degollado , José A. Font

Recent fully non-linear simulations of ultracompact spherically symmetric boson stars have presented evidence for their long-term stability. All observed dynamics could be mainly attributed to the fundamental radial mode. In this work, we…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-04-06 Seppe J. Staelens

Rotating fermion-boson stars are hypothetical celestial objects that consist of both fermionic and bosonic matter interacting exclusively through gravity. Bosonic fields are believed to arise in certain models of particle physics describing…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-10-16 Jorge Castelo Mourelle , Christoph Adam , Juan Calderón Bustillo , Nicolas Sanchis-Gual

In the era of gravitational wave astronomy, radial oscillations hold significant potential for not only uncovering the microphysics behind the internal structure but also investigating the stability of neutron stars (NSs). We start by…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2026-02-02 Sayantan Ghosh , Sailesh Ranjan Mohanty , Tianqi Zhao , Bharat Kumar

We study the collapse of a self-gravitating thick shell of bosons coupled to a scalar radiation field. Due to the non-adiabaticity of the collapse, the shell (quantum) internal degrees of freedom absorb energy from the (classical)…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 Roberto Casadio

This work studies the formation and growth of boson stars and their surrounding miniclusters by gravitational condensation using non-linear dynamical numerical methods. Fully dynamical attractive and repulsive self-interactions are also…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-10-27 Jiajun Chen , Xiaolong Du , Erik W. Lentz , David J. E. Marsh , Jens C. Niemeyer

We study the effects of rotation on the torsional modes of oscillating relativistic stars with a solid crust. Earlier works in Newtonian theory provided estimates of the rotational corrections for the torsional modes and suggested that they…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-11-26 M. Vavoulidis , A. Stavridis , K. D. Kokkotas , H. Beyer

Based on the secular spin evolution of black holes, neutron stars, gravastars, or boson stars in precessing compact binaries on eccentric orbit, we identify the aligned and more generic coplanar configurations of the spins and orbital…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-10-04 Zoltán Keresztes , László Árpád Gergely

We perform 3D numerical simulations in full general relativity to study the stability of rapidly rotating, supramassive neutron stars at the mass-shedding limit to dynamical collapse. We adopt an adiabatic equation of state with $\Gamma =…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Masaru Shibata , Thomas W. Baumgarte , Stuart L. Shapiro

Recent work on gravitational geons is extended to examine the stability properties of gravitational and electromagnetic geon constructs. All types of geons must possess the property of regularity, self-consistency and quasi-stability on a…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-10-31 G. P. Perry , F. I. Cooperstock

We study the stability of a Bose condensate of atomic $^7$Li in a (harmonic oscillator) magnetic trap at non-zero temperatures. In analogy to the stability criterion for a neutron star, we conjecture that the gas becomes unstable if the…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-10-28 M. Houbiers , H. T. C. Stoof

Many exo-solar systems discovered in the last decade consist of planets orbiting in resonant configurations and consequently, their evolution should show long-term stability. However, due to the mutual planetary interactions a multi-planet…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2013-06-12 George Voyatzis , Kyriaki I. Antoniadou , John D. Hadjidemetriou

We discuss the stability of three- and four-particle system interacting by pure Coulomb interactions, as a function of the masses and charges of the particles. We present a certain number of general properties which allow to answer a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-09-25 Andre Martin

We have studied the main features of the gravitational radiation generated by an astrophysical system constituted of three compact objects attracting one another (only via gravitational interaction) in such a manner that stable orbits do…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-10-31 Enrico Montanari , Mirco Calura , Pierluigi Fortini

In this paper, we present preliminary results on the stability of massless particles in two and three-planet systems. The results of our study may be used to address questions concerning the stability of terrestrial planets in these systems…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Eugenio J. Rivera , Nader Haghighipour

Understanding the stability of the magnetic field in radiation zones is of crucial importance for various processes in stellar interior like mixing, circulation and angular momentum transport. The stability properties of a star containing a…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-30 Alfio Bonanno , Vadim Urpin

We have studied the stability of low degree $g$-modes in uniformly rotating B-type stars, taking into account the effects of the Coriolis force and the rotational deformation. From an analysis treating rotation frequency as a small…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-20 Aprilia , Umin Lee , Hideyuki Saio

About half of all known stellar systems with Sun-like stars consist of two or more stars, significantly affecting the orbital stability of any planet in these systems. Here we study the onset of instability for an Earth-type planet that is…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-12-20 J. Eberle , M. Cuntz , Z. E. Musielak

Radial stability of the continuous pressure gravastar is studied using the conventional Chandrasekhar method. The equation of state for the static gravastar solutions is derived and Einstein equations for small perturbations around the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2012-09-26 Dubravko Horvat , Sasa Ilijic , Anja Marunovic

We review the derivation of the pulsations equations for spherically symmetric boson stars and then make a thorough study of the radial oscillation frequencies for the fundamental and first excited modes. We do this for self-interacting…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-06-16 Ben Kain