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In previous work we constructed new boson star solutions consisting of a family of massive complex scalar fields minimally coupled to gravity in which the individual fields have angular momentum, yet the configuration as a whole is static…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-09-01 Miguel Alcubierre , Juan Barranco , Argelia Bernal , Juan Carlos Degollado , Alberto Diez-Tejedor , Miguel Megevand , Darío Núñez , Olivier Sarbach

We study a scalar-tensor extension of gravity with two scalar fields coupled to the Aharonov-Bohm extension of electrodynamics, where the scalar mode $S\equiv\partial_\mu A^\mu$ is dynamical. In this framework the trace of the…

General Physics · Physics 2026-03-31 F. Minotti , G. Modanese

A model of static boson-fermion star with spherical symmetry based on the scalar-tensor theory of gravity with massive dilaton field is investigated numerically. Since the radius of star is \textit{a priori} an unknown quantity, the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-10-20 T. L. Boyadjiev , M. D. Todorov , P. P. Fiziev , S. S. Yazadjiev

We reinvestigate the stability properties of ultracompact spinning boson stars with a stable light ring using fully nonlinear 3+1 and 2+1 numerical relativity simulations and two different formulations of the Einstein equations. We find no…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-02-18 Tamara Evstafyeva , Nils Siemonsen , William E. East

Boson stars consist of a system of self-gravitating scalar fields which form a macroscopic quantum state and are a possible dark matter candidate. In this paper, we address the existence of boson stars in Brans-Dicke gravity. We show that…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-22 Mark A. Gunderson , Lars Gerhard Jensen

We construct axially symmetric, rotating boson stars with positive and negative parity. Their flat space limits represent spinning Q-balls. $Q$-balls and boson stars exist only in a limited frequency range. The coupling to gravity gives…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-11-26 Burkhard Kleihaus , Jutta Kunz , Meike List , Isabell Schaffer

We investigated the SU(2) Einstein-Yang-Mills system on a time-dependent non-diagonal cylindrical symmetric space-time. From the numerical investigation, wave-like solutions are found, consistent with the familiar string-like features. They…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-10-31 Reinoud J. Slagter

We present black hole solutions in $2+1-$dimensional Einstein's theory of gravity coupled with Born-Infeld nonlinear electrodynamic and a massless self-interacting scalar field. The model has five free parameters: mass $M$, cosmological…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-09-30 S. Habib Mazharimousavi , M. Halilsoy

In this paper we present several set of solutions of static and spherically symmetric solitonic boson stars. Each set is characterized by the value of {\sigma} that defines the solitonic potential in the complex scalar field theory. The…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-11-10 Lucas G. Collodel , Daniela D. Doneva

We investigate boson stars within the framework of the self-interacting Einstein-Friedberg-Lee-Sirlin (E-FLS) model, constituted by a complex scalar field with a quartic self-interaction and a real scalar field. Our analysis explores the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-11-25 Pedro L. Brito de Sá , Haroldo C. D. Lima , Carlos A. R. Herdeiro , Luís C. B. Crispino

We give good approximate analytic solutions for spherical charged boson stars in the large scalar-self-coupling limit in general relativity. We show that if the charge $e$ and mass $m$ of the scalar field nearly satisfy the critical…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2018-03-29 Nahomi Kan , Kiyoshi Shiraishi

We study the structure and properties of Bose-Einstein Condensate (BEC) Stars as alternatives to conventional neutron stars. The work focuses on the thermodynamic study of gases composed of charged scalar bosons and fermions (electrons,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-07-29 Marcos Alejandro Alvarez Hernández

The existence of a simple spherically symmetric and static solution of the Einstein equations in the presence of a cosmological constant vanishing outside a definite value of the radial distance is investigated. A particular succession of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 Alejandro Cabo , Alejandro Garcia-Chung , Alejandro Rosabal

We construct asymptotically anti-de Sitter boson stars in Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet gravity coupled to a $\frac{D-1}{2}$-tuplet of complex massless scalar fields both perturbatively and numerically in D=5,7,9,11 dimensions. These solutions…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-01-14 Laura J. Henderson , Robert B. Mann , Sean Stotyn

We consider a non-minimally coupled Einstein-Maxwell gravity with no $U(1)$ symmetry property to study stability of an electrostatic star via canonical quantization approach and obtain that the stability is free of gauge field effects. By…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-06-21 Hossein Ghaffarnejad

Using the first-order approximating solutions to the Einstein-Maxwell-Klein-Gordon system of equations for a complex scalar field minimally coupled to a spherically symmetric spacetime, we study the feedback of gravity and electric field on…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 Ciprian Dariescu , Marina-Aura Dariescu

It was recently shown that charged AdS boson stars can reproduce the universal structure of the lowest scaling dimension in the subsector of a CFT with fixed large global $U(1)$ charge $Q$. Using the model consisting of Einstein-Maxwell…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2021-04-23 Shi-Fa Guo , Hai-Shan Liu , H. Lu , Yi Pang

We study spherically symmetric solutions to the Einstein-Euler equations which model an idealized relativistic neutron star surrounded by vacuum. These are barotropic fluids with a free boundary, governed by an equation of state which sets…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-08-16 Grigorios Fournodavlos , Volker Schlue

We study the interaction of massless scalar fields with self-gravitating neutron stars by means of fully dynamic numerical simulations of the Einstein-Klein-Gordon perfect fluid system. Our investigation is restricted to spherical symmetry…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-07 Florian Siebel , Jose A. Font , Philippos Papadopoulos

We study regular self-gravitating non-topological soliton solutions of the $U(1)$ gauged non-linear $O(3)$ sigma model with the usual kinetic term and a simple symmetry breaking potential in 3+1 dimensional asymptotically flat spacetime.…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-05-13 Yakov Shnir , Aliaksei Mikhaliuk