Traykova, D;
Braden, J;
Peiris, HV;
(2018)
Accretion of a symmetry-breaking scalar field by a Schwarzschild black hole.
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical & Engineering Sciences
, 376
(2114)
, Article 20170122. 10.1098/rsta.2017.0122.
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Abstract
We simulate the behaviour of a Higgs-like field in the vicinity of a Schwarzschild black hole using a highly accurate numerical framework. We consider both the limit of the zero-temperature Higgs potential and a toy model for the time-dependent evolution of the potential when immersed in a slowly cooling radiation bath. Through these numerical investigations, we aim to improve our understanding of the non-equilibrium dynamics of a symmetry-breaking field (such as the Higgs) in the vicinity of a compact object such as a black hole. Understanding this dynamics may suggest new approaches for studying properties of scalar fields using black holes as a laboratory.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Accretion of a symmetry-breaking scalar field by a Schwarzschild black hole |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1098/rsta.2017.0122 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2017.0122 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | numerical relativity, black holes, symmetry breaking, Higgs dynamics |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Physics and Astronomy |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10044966 |
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