Published January 1987 | Version v1
Journal article

Gravitational stability of a massless scalar field

Description

A solution is obtained to the Einstein equations for a static, spherically symmetric, massless scalar field. The stability of a static, massless scalar field for a point source is studied. It is found that the field is unstable for small ratios of the scalar charge of the source to its mass but is stable for large ratios. It is proven that there exists a dimensionless number which limits the region of stability for the field

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Sov. Phys. J. (Engl. Transl.)
Journal Volume
29
Journal Issue
7
Series
Sov. Phys. J. (Engl. Transl.).
Journal Page Range
569-572
ISSN
0038-5697
CODEN
SOPJA

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
19079749
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Translation
Descriptors DEI
BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; EIGENVALUES; EINSTEIN FIELD EQUATIONS; GRAVITATION; PERTURBATION THEORY; POINT SOURCES; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SCALAR FIELDS; STABILITY
Descriptors DEC
EQUATIONS; FIELD EQUATIONS; FIELD THEORIES; RADIATION SOURCES

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Notes
Translated from Izv. Vyssh. Uchebn. Zaved., Fiz.; 29: No. 7, 79-83(Jul 1986).