Ergoregion instability of ultra-compact astrophysical objects

Details Ergoregion instability of ultra-compact astrophysical objects Ergoregion instability of ultra-compact astrophysical objects

2007-09-04

arxiv.org/abs/0709.0532v2

Phys.Rev.D77:124044,2008

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

14 pages, 8 Figures, 6 Tables. RevTeX4. v2: Shortened version, published on PRD, focused on gravastars and boson stars. Sectio

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevD.77.124044

Most of the properties of black holes can be mimicked by horizonless compact objects such as gravastars and boson stars. We show that these ultra-compact objects develop a strong ergoregion instability when rapidly spinning. Instability timescales can be of the order of 0.1 seconds to 1 week for objects with mass M=1-10^6 solar masses and angular momentum J> 0.4 M^2. This provides a strong indication that ultra-compact objects with large rotation are black holes. Explosive events due to ergoregion instability have a well-defined gravitational-wave signature. These events could be detected by next-generation gravitational-wave detectors such as Advanced LIGO or LISA.

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