Gravastar-like black hole solutions in q-theory

M. Selch, J. Miller, M. A. Zubkov

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Abstract

We present a stationary spherically symmetric solution of the Einstein equations, with a source generated by a scalar field of q-theory. In this theory Riemannian gravity, as described by the Einstein-Hilbert action, is coupled to a three—form field that describes the dynamical vacuum. Formally it behaves like a matter field with its own stress—energy tensor, equivalent to a scalar field minimally coupled to gravity. The asymptotically flat solutions obtained to the field equations represent black holes (BHs). For a sufficiently large horizon radius the energy density is localized within a thin spherical shell situated just outside of the horizon, analogous to a gravastar. The resulting solutions to the field equations, which admit this class of configurations, satisfy existence conditions that stem from the BH no—hair theorem, thanks to the presence of a region in space in which the energy density is negative.

Original languageEnglish
Article number155017
JournalClassical and Quantum Gravity
Volume40
Issue number15
DOIs
StatePublished - 3 Aug 2023

Keywords

  • black hole
  • gravastar
  • no-hair theorem
  • q-theory

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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