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We present new spherically symmetric solutions of an SU(2) Einstein-Yang-Mills model coupled to a doublet of scalar fields. Sequences of asymptotically flat, Yang-Mills-boson star-type configurations are constructed numerically by…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-11-10 Yves Brihaye , Betti Hartmann , Eugen Radu

We study solutions for boson stars in the multi-scalar field theory with global symmetry $[U(1)]^N$. The properties of the boson stars are investigated by the Newtonian approximation with the large coupling limit. Our purpose is to study…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2017-11-22 Nahomi Kan , Kiyoshi Shiraishi

Exact particle-like static, spherically and/or cylindrically symmetric solutions to the equations of interacting scalar and electromagnetic field system have been obtained. We considered Freedman-Robertson-Walker (FRW) space-time as an…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-04-22 B. Saha

We construct and explore the physical properties of \textit{scalaroca stars}: spherically symmetric solitonic solutions made of a complex scalar field $\Phi$ and a complex Proca field $A^\mu$. We restrict our attention to configurations in…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-09-26 Alexandre M. Pombo , João M. S. Oliveira , Nuno M. Santos

Using direct methods of the calculus of variations we establish the existence of an infinite class of spherically-symmetric solutions to the multi-field Schr\"odinger-Poisson system. This is achieved by proving that the energy functional…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2026-05-29 Emmanuel Chávez Nambo , Olivier Sarbach

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 solutions close to solitary waves of the pseudo-relativistic Hartree equation describing boson stars under the influence of an external gravitational field. In particular, we analyze the long-time effective dynamics of such…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Juerg Froehlich , B. Lars G. Jonsson , Enno Lenzmann

We study charged boson stars in scalar-tensor (ST) gravitational theories. We analyse the weak field limit of the solutions and analytically show that there is a maximum charge to mass ratio for the bosons above which the weak field…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-08-25 A. W. Whinnett , Diego F. Torres

The existence of localized, approximately stationary, lumps of the classical gravitational and electromagnetic field -- $geons$ -- was conjectured more than half a century ago. If one insists on exact stationarity, topologically trivial…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-10-11 Carlos A. R. Herdeiro , Alexandre M. Pombo , Eugen Radu

Spherically symmetric configurations of the non-interacting massive complex scalar field, representing non-rotating boson stars, are considered within the framework of the modified torsion based $f(T)$ gravity, with $f(T) = T + \alpha \,…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-10-19 Saša Ilijić , Marko Sossich

We investigate the stability of general-relativistic boson stars by classifying singularities of differential mappings and compare it with the results of perturbation theory. Depending on the particle number, the star has the following…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Fjodor V. Kusmartsev , Eckehard W. Mielke , Franz E. Schunck

We solve the Einstein-Maxwell-Klein-Gordon system of equations and derive a compact, static axially symmetric magnetized object which is electrically neutral and made of two complex massive charged scalar fields. We describe several…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-11-23 Víctor Jaramillo , Darío Núñez

Compact bosonic field configurations, or boson stars, are promising dark matter candidates which have been invoked as an alternative description for the supermassive compact objects in active galactic nuclei. Boson stars can be comparable…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2013-09-26 Caio F. B. Macedo , Paolo Pani , Vitor Cardoso , Luís C. B. Crispino

We study Rotating Boson Star initial data for Numerical Relativity as previously considered by Yoshida and Eriguchi, Lai (arXiv:gr-qc/0410040v2), and Grandclement, Som\'e and Gourgoulhon (arXiv:1405.4837v3). We use a 3 + 1 decomposition as…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-08-11 Santiago Ontanon , Miguel Alcubierre

We examined the Einstein-Klein-Gordon system coupled to a nonlinear electrodynamics framework that asymptotically supports a Hayward spacetime. We explored the solution space of a static spherically symmetric, complex scalar field minimally…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-08-19 Sebastian S. Chicaiza-Medina , Juan Carlos Degollado

Oscillons are spatially stationary, quasi-periodic solutions of nonlinear field theories seen in settings ranging from granular systems, low temperature condensates and early universe cosmology. We describe a new class of oscillon in which…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2017-01-23 Chang Liu , Richard Easther

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

We investigate the gravitational evolution of dark matter halos made up of a massless bosonic field. The coupled Einstein-Klein-Gordon equations are solved numerically, showing that such a boson halo is stable and can be formed under a…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 Jayashree Balakrishna , Franz E. Schunck

We prove the existence of a countable family of globally regular solutions of spherically symmetric Einstein-Klein-Gordon equations. These solutions, known as mini-boson stars, were discovered numerically many years ago.

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2010-11-19 P. Bizoń , A. Wasserman

We study a scalar field theory with a non-standard kinetic term minimally coupled to gravity. We establish the existence of compact boson stars, that is, static solutions with compact support of the full system with self-gravitation taken…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2011-04-20 C. Adam , N. Grandi , P. Klimas , J. Sanchez-Guillen , A. Wereszczynski