Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dolan, Sam R., de Paula, Marco A. A., Leite, Luiz C. S., Crispino, Luís C. B.
Format: Preprint
Published: 2024
Subjects:
Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.14967
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1866913391006711808
author Dolan, Sam R.
de Paula, Marco A. A.
Leite, Luiz C. S.
Crispino, Luís C. B.
author_facet Dolan, Sam R.
de Paula, Marco A. A.
Leite, Luiz C. S.
Crispino, Luís C. B.
contents We show that a charged, massive scalar field in the vicinity of an electrically-charged Ayón-Beato-García (ABG) regular black hole has a spectrum of quasibound states that (in a certain parameter regime) grow exponentially with time, due to black hole superradiance. Superradiant quasibound states are made possible by the enhancement of the electrostatic potential at the horizon in nonlinear electrodynamics; in contrast, the Reissner-Nordström black hole does not possess such superradiant quasibound states. Here we compute the spectrum for a range of multipoles $\ell$ across the parameter space, and we find the fastest growth rate in the monopole mode. We find that a regular black hole with a small charge can still trigger a significant superradiant instability if the charge-to-mass ratio of the field is compensatingly large. We estimate the amount of black hole mass that can be deposited in the scalar field, finding an upper bound of circa $20\%$ in the extreme charge scenario. Finally, we consider the stationary bound states at the superradiant threshold, and we conjecture that, due to this instability, the ABG black hole will evolve towards a configuration with charged scalar hair.
format Preprint
id arxiv_https___arxiv_org_abs_2401_14967
institution arXiv
publishDate 2024
record_format arxiv
spellingShingle Superradiant instability of a charged regular black hole
Dolan, Sam R.
de Paula, Marco A. A.
Leite, Luiz C. S.
Crispino, Luís C. B.
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
We show that a charged, massive scalar field in the vicinity of an electrically-charged Ayón-Beato-García (ABG) regular black hole has a spectrum of quasibound states that (in a certain parameter regime) grow exponentially with time, due to black hole superradiance. Superradiant quasibound states are made possible by the enhancement of the electrostatic potential at the horizon in nonlinear electrodynamics; in contrast, the Reissner-Nordström black hole does not possess such superradiant quasibound states. Here we compute the spectrum for a range of multipoles $\ell$ across the parameter space, and we find the fastest growth rate in the monopole mode. We find that a regular black hole with a small charge can still trigger a significant superradiant instability if the charge-to-mass ratio of the field is compensatingly large. We estimate the amount of black hole mass that can be deposited in the scalar field, finding an upper bound of circa $20\%$ in the extreme charge scenario. Finally, we consider the stationary bound states at the superradiant threshold, and we conjecture that, due to this instability, the ABG black hole will evolve towards a configuration with charged scalar hair.
title Superradiant instability of a charged regular black hole
topic General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.14967