Ultralight bosonic dark matter in white dwarfs and potential observational consequences
Authors: Nicolas Sanchis-Gual, Paula Izquierdo
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- Study investigates interaction between fluid and ultralight bosonic dark matter through gravity
- Authors explore formation of stable fermion-boson stars
- Focus on dynamical formation of a spherical mixed white-dwarf--boson star undergoing gravitational cooling
- Properties of object depend on mass of boson particle and mass of boson star itself
- Accreting bosonic dark matter transforms white dwarf into denser and more compact object with core composed of a boson star
- Transformation leads to modifications in gravitational redshift and electromagnetic radiation emitted from photosphere
- Changes in gravitational redshift can introduce small discrepancies in estimating masses and radii derived from observations of white dwarfs
- Research sheds light on how ultralight bosonic dark matter affects white dwarfs and provides insights into potential observational consequences
- Work expands understanding of astrophysical phenomena and contributes to ongoing efforts to uncover the nature of dark matter
Abstract: Fluid and ultralight bosonic dark matter can interact through gravity to form stable fermion-boson stars, which are static and regular mixed solutions of the Einstein-Euler-(complex, massive) Klein-Gordon system. In this work we study the dynamical formation via gravitational cooling of a spherical mixed white-dwarf--boson star, whose properties depend on the boson particle mass and the mass of the boson star. Due to the accretion of bosonic dark matter, the white dwarf migrates to a denser and more compact object with a boson star core, thus modifying its gravitational redshift and altering the electromagnetic radiation emitted from the photosphere. We discuss the implications of the changes in the gravitational redshift that in principle could be produced by any type of dark matter and that might lead to small discrepancies in the estimation of masses and radii derived from white dwarf observations.
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