Electromagnetic instability of compact axion stars
arxiv(2023)
摘要
If the dark matter is composed of axions, then axion stars are expected to be abundant in the Universe. We demonstrate in fully non-linear (3+1) numerical relativity the instability of compact axion stars due to the electromagnetic Chern-Simons term. We show that above the critical coupling constant $g_{a\gamma}^\mathrm{crit} \propto M_s^{-1.35}$, compact axion stars of mass $M_s$ are unstable. The instability is caused by parametric resonance between the axion and the electromagnetic field. The existence of stable compact axion stars requires approximately Planck-suppressed couplings to photons. If the coupling exceeds the critical value, then all stable axion stars are necessarily non-compact. Unstable axion stars decay leaving behind a less massive, less compact, remnant. The emitted radiation peaks at frequency $\omega \sim 1/R_s$, where $R_s$ is the axion star radius.
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compact axion stars,electromagnetic instability
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