Axion star collisions with black holes and neutron stars in full 3D numerical relativity

Axions are a potential dark matter candidate, which may condense and form self-gravitating compact objects, called axion stars (ASs). In this work, we study for the first time head-on collisions of relativistic ASs with black holes (BHs) and neutron stars (NSs). In the case of BH-AS mergers we find...

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Autori principali: Clough, K, Dietrich, T, Niemeyer, J
Natura: Journal article
Pubblicazione: American Physical Society 2018