Purely metric Horndeski theories and spontaneous curvaturization of black holes

We explore purely metric theories of gravity with second-order equations of motion and a single additional, purely gravitational, propagating, scalar degree of freedom. We identify a subclass of these theories in which this scalar causes a phenomenon similar to black-hole scalarization, which we cal...

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Hauptverfasser: Eichhorn, Astrid (VerfasserIn) , Fernandes, Pedro Goncalo da Silva (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2 May 2025
In: Physical review
Year: 2025, Jahrgang: 111, Heft: 10, Pages: 1-15
ISSN:2470-0029
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevD.111.104007
Online-Zugang:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.111.104007
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Verfasserangaben:Astrid Eichhorn, and Pedro G.S. Fernandes
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Zusammenfassung:We explore purely metric theories of gravity with second-order equations of motion and a single additional, purely gravitational, propagating, scalar degree of freedom. We identify a subclass of these theories in which this scalar causes a phenomenon similar to black-hole scalarization, which we call curvaturization: around small enough Kerr black holes, the scalar induces a tachyonic instability. This triggers a sudden growth of Ricci curvature and results in a new branch of vacuum black-hole solutions. We study the properties of these black holes both in the static as well as the spinning case.
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ISSN:2470-0029
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevD.111.104007