Spontaneous scalarization
Nov 3, 2022
51 pages
Published in:
- Rev.Mod.Phys. 96 (2024) 1, 015004
- Published: Jan 1, 2024
e-Print:
- 2211.01766 [gr-qc]
DOI:
- 10.1103/RevModPhys.96.015004 (publication)
View in:
Citations per year
Abstract: (APS)
Scalarization is a mechanism that endows strongly self-gravitating bodies, such as neutron stars and black holes, with a scalar-field configuration. It resembles a phase transition in that the scalar configuration appears only when a certain quantity that characterizes the compact object, for example, its compactness or spin, is beyond a threshold. A critical and comprehensive review of scalarization, including the mechanism itself, theories that exhibit it, its manifestation in neutron stars, black holes and their binaries, potential extension to other fields, and a thorough discussion of future perspectives, is provided.Note:
- 51 pages, 24 figures. Review commissioned by Reviews of Modern Physics, submitted version, comments welcome. v2: more references, improved text, and typos corrected. Updated to match the published version
- field theory: scalar
- neutron star
- black hole
- binary
- spin
- critical phenomena
- gravitation: self-force
- hair: scalar
- star: compact
References(395)
Figures(27)