Oscillating soliton stars

1991
4 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Rev.Lett. 66 (1991) 1659-1662

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Abstract: (APS)
We study a new type of self-gravitating object, described by a soliton solution to the coupled system of the Einstein equation and a matter field equation. The solution describing the self-gravitating object is not static but, instead, is periodic, with both the spacetime geometry and the matter field oscillating in time. In particular, we show that a system described by a real scalar field gμνφ;μν-m2φ=0 admits such a solution, which is stable under perturbations. The existence of such objects could have important implications for astrophysics and cosmology.
  • astrophysics
  • Einstein equation: soliton
  • field equations: soliton
  • matter: soliton
  • field theory: scalar