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It was recently shown, that in a class of tensor-multi-scalar theories of gravity with a nontrivial target space metric, there exist scalarized neutron star solutions. An important property of these compact objects is that the scalar charge…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-12-15 Hao-Jui Kuan , Jasbir Singh , Daniela D. Doneva , Stoytcho S. Yazadjiev , Kostas D. Kokkotas

The existence of stable solitons in two- and three-dimensional (2D and 3D) media governed by the self-focusing cubic nonlinear Schr\"{o}dinger equation with a periodic potential is demonstrated by means of the variational approximation (VA)…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-11-10 B. B. Baizakov , B. A. Malomed , M. Salerno

We numerically solve the mass-less test scalar field equation on the space-time background of boson stars and black holes. In order to do so, we use a numerical domain that contains future null infinity. We achieve this construction using a…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2010-08-12 F. D. Lora-Clavijo , A. Cruz-Osorio , F. S. Guzmán

Static, cylindrically symmetric solutions to nonlinear scalar-Einstein equations are considered. Regularity conditions on the symmetry axis and flat or string asymptotic conditions are formulated in order to select soliton-like solutions.…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2011-08-11 K. A. Bronnikov , G. N. Shikin

We investigate the possible gravitational redshift values for boson stars with a self-interaction, studying a wide range of possible masses. We find a limiting value of z_lim \simeq 0.687 for stable boson star configurations. We can exclude…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 Franz E. Schunck , Andrew R. Liddle

We present preliminary results on a new family of distribution functions that are able to generate axisymmetric, truncated (i.e., finite size) stellar dynamical models characterized by toroidal shapes. The relevant distribution functions…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 L. Ciotti , G. Bertin , P. Londrillo

Our motivation in this work is due to the great importance of relativistic boson stars as fierce competitors of black holes. From theoretical perspective, they described by complex Klein Gordon (KG) scalar fields interacting with curved…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-12-04 Firoozeh Eidizade , Hossein Ghaffarnejad

We investigate the existence of stable soliton solution in a system described by complex Ginzburg-Landau (CGL) equation with near parity reflection - time reversal ($\mathcal{PT}$) symmetric Rosen-Morse potential. In this study, the…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2018-12-27 K. Hari , K. Manikandan , R. Sankaranarayanan

We report that defocusing cubic media with spatially inhomogeneous nonlinearity, whose strength increases rapidly enough toward the periphery, can support stable bright localized modes. Such nonlinearity landscapes give rise to a variety of…

We study static, spherically symmetric neutron stars in a class of scalar-tensor theories with non-canonical kinetic terms (K-essence) obeying all causality and hyperbolicity conditions. These models have non-trivial dynamics that lead to a…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-09-12 Mark P. Hertzberg , Oleksandr S. Stashko

We study spherically symmetric nontopological soliton stars (NTS stars) numerically in the coupled system of a complex scalar field, a U(1) gauge field, a complex Higgs scalar field, and Einstein gravity, where the symmetry is broken…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2022-06-01 Yota Endo , Hideki Ishihara , Tatsuya Ogawa

Topological stars are regular, horizonless solitons arising from dimensional compactification of Einstein-Maxwell theory in five dimensions, which could describe qualitative properties of microstate geometries for astrophysical black holes.…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-02-10 Alexandru Dima , Marco Melis , Paolo Pani

We study axially symmetric multi-soliton solutions of a complex scalar field theory with a sextic potential, minimally coupled to Einstein's gravity. These solutions carry no angular momentum and can be classified by the number of nodes of…

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We investigate some fundamental features of a class of non-linear relativistic lagrangian field theories with kinetic self-coupling. We focus our attention upon theories admitting static, spherically symmetric solutions in three space…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 Joaquin Diaz-Alonso , Diego Rubiera-Garcia

Gauged boson stars are exotic compact objects that can potentially mimic black holes or magnetized neutron stars in both their gravitational and electromagnetic signatures, offering a compelling new description or even an alternative…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-11-13 Víctor Jaramillo , Darío Núñez , Milton Ruiz , Miguel Zilhão

This article offers a comprehensive survey of results obtained for solitons and complex nonlinear wave patterns supported by purely nonlinear lattices (NLs), which represent a spatially periodic modulation of the local strength and sign of…

Optics · Physics 2015-05-20 Yaroslav V. Kartashov , Boris A. Malomed , Lluis Torner

In various supersymmetric extensions of the Standard Model there appear non-topological solitons due to the existence of U(1) global symmetries associated with Baryon and/or Lepton quantum numbers. Trilinear couplings (A-terms) in the…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2007-05-23 G. K. Leontaris , A. Prikas , A. Spanou , N. D. Tracas , N. D. Vlachos

In this work, we study the time evolution of radial kinks in the background of boson stars. In particular, we consider two types of boson stars: the massive boson star and the solitonic boson star. For each boson star, we study the dynamics…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-02-26 Tian-Chi Ma , Xiang-Yu Wang , Hai-Qing Zhang

Scalar field theory with an asymmetric potential is studied at zero temperature and high-temperature for $\phi^6$ potential. The equations of motion are solved numerically to obtain O(4) spherical symmetric and O(3) cylindrical symmetric…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-05-13 Hatem Widyan

We present a brief synopsis of related work (gr-qc/0007039), describing a study of black hole threshold phenomena for a self-gravitating, massive complex scalar field in spherical symmetry. We construct Type I critical solutions dynamically…

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