Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1993-08-10
Phys.Rev. D48 (1993) 5628-5633
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
18 pages, REVTeX
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevD.48.5628
Boson stars consist of a system of self-gravitating scalar fields which form a macroscopic quantum state and are a possible dark matter candidate. In this paper, we address the existence of boson stars in Brans-Dicke gravity. We show that solutions to the equations of motion of a boson star in Brans-Dicke gravity exist for different values of the coupling constant $\Lambda=\lambda M_{Pl}^2/4\pi m^2$, where $\lambda$ is the quartic coupling, and $m$ the mass of the boson field. We find that there is only a small decrease of a few percent in the mass of these objects when compared to similar solutions based on general relativity. We also consider solutions in the limit as $\Lambda \rightarrow\infty$.
Gerhard Jensen Lars
Gunderson Mark A.
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