Numerical studies of f2-oscillatons
Por:
Alcubierre M., Becerril R., Guzmán F.S., Matos T., Núñez D., Ureña-López L.A.
Publicada:
1 ene 2003
Resumen:
We present an exhaustive analysis of the numerical evolution of the Einstein-Klein-Gordon equations for the case of a real scalar field endowed with a quadratic self-interaction potential. The self-gravitating equilibrium configurations are called oscillatons and are closely related to boson stars, their complex counterparts. Unlike boson stars, for which the oscillations of the two components of the complex scalar field are such that the spacetime geometry remains static, oscillatons give rise to a geometry that is time dependent and oscillatory in nature. However, they can still be classified into stable (S-branch) and unstable (U-branch) cases. We have found that S-oscillatons are indeed stable configurations under small perturbations and typically migrate to other S-profiles when perturbed strongly. On the other hand, U-oscillatons are intrinsically unstable: they migrate to the S-branch if their mass is decreased and collapse to black holes if their mass is increased even by a small amount. The S-oscillatons can also be made to collapse to black holes if enough mass is added to them, but such collapse can be efficiently prevented by the gravitational cooling mechanism in the case of diluted oscillatons.
Filiaciones:
Alcubierre M.:
Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares, Univ. Nac. Auton. de Mexico, AP 70-543, 04510 México, DF, Mexico
Becerril R.:
Inst. de Fís./Matemát., Universidad Michoacana, Ciudad Universitaria, 58040 Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico
Guzmán F.S.:
Max-Planck-Inst. Gravitationsphys., Am Mühlenberg 1, D-14476 Golm, Germany
Matos T.:
Departamento de Física, Ctr. Invest./Estud. Avanzados, IPN, AP 14-740, 07000 México, DF, Mexico
Núñez D.:
Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares, Univ. Nac. Auton. de Mexico, AP 70-543, 04510 México, DF, Mexico
Ureña-López L.A.:
Astronomy Centre, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QJ, United Kingdom
Instituto de Fíca, Universidad de Guanajuato, A.P. E-143, C.P. 37150 León, Guanajuato, Mexico
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