Superradiance in stars

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It has long been known that dissipation is a crucial ingredient in the superradiant amplification of wave packets off rotating objects. We show that, once appropriate dissipation mechanisms are included, stars are also prone to superradiance and superradiant instabilities. In particular, ultralight dark matter with small interaction cross section with the star material or self-annihilation can trigger a superradiant instability. On long time scales, the instability strips the star of most of its angular momentum. Whether or not new stationary configurations surrounded by scalar condensates exist remains to be seen.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
Artikelnummer124026
TidsskriftPhysical Review D
Vol/bind91
Udgave nummer12
Antal sider5
ISSN1550-7998
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 9 jun. 2015
Eksternt udgivetJa

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