Higher-dimensional solitons and black holes with a nonminimally coupled scalar field

Journal Article · Sun Nov 15 00:00:00 EST 2009 · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVD.80.104010· OSTI ID:21308627

Hosler, Dominic; Winstanley, Elizabeth ^[1]

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1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sheffield, Hicks Building, Hounsfield Road, Sheffield S3 7RH (United Kingdom)

We study higher-dimensional soliton and hairy black hole solutions of the Einstein equations nonminimally coupled to a scalar field. The scalar field has no self-interaction potential but a cosmological constant is included. Nontrivial solutions exist only when the cosmological constant is negative and the constant governing the coupling of the scalar field to the Ricci scalar curvature is positive. At least some of these solutions are stable when this coupling constant is not too large.

• OSTI ID: 21308627
• Journal Information: Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Vol. 80, Issue 10; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.80.104010; (c) 2009 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0556-2821
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
BLACK HOLES
COSMOLOGICAL CONSTANT
COUPLING
COUPLING CONSTANTS
EINSTEIN FIELD EQUATIONS
INTERACTIONS
MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS
POTENTIALS
SCALAR FIELDS
SOLITONS