Published January 1, 2018 | Version v1
Journal article

Bose-Einstein condensates in charged black-hole spacetimes

  • 1. Mesoamerican Centre for Theoretical Physics, Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas, Carretera Zapata Km. 4, Real del Bosque (Terán), Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, 29040 Mexico (Mexico)
  • 2. Instituto de Ciencias Físicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apdo. Postal 48-3, Cuernavaca, Morelos, 62251 Mexico (Mexico)
  • 3. ZARM, Universität Bremen, Am Fallturm, Bremen, 28359 Germany (Germany)
  • 4. Departamento de Física, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, P.O. Box 55-534, Mexico, D.F., 09340 Mexico (Mexico)

Description

We analyze Bose-Einstein condensates on three types of spherically symmetric and static charged black-hole spacetimes: the Reissner-Nordström spacetime, Hoffmann's Born-Infeld black-hole spacetime, and the regular Ayón-Beato-García spacetime. The Bose-Einstein condensate is modeled in terms of a massive scalar field that satisfies a Klein-Gordon equation with a self-interaction term. The scalar field is assumed to be uncharged and not self-gravitating. If the mass parameter of the scalar field is chosen sufficiently small, there are quasi-bound states of the scalar field that may be interpreted as dark matter clouds. We estimate the size and the total energy of such clouds around charged supermassive black holes and we investigate if their observable features can be used for discriminating between the different types of charged black holes.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2018/01/043

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Journal Volume
2018
Journal Issue
01
Journal Page Range
p. 043
ISSN
1475-7516