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Cosmic Structures in Brans-Dicke like theories

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Dialektopoulos Konstantinos (Crete University)
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Abstract: The recent discovery of the accelerated cosmic expansion suggests that our universe may be endowed with a positive cosmological constant Λ. In addition, even though general relativity (GR) is a very successful and well-tested theory, it could be that it is not the final theory of gravity. Brans-Dicke theory is the one of the first and simplest modifications of Einstein’s theory. In this seminar, I will present the study of cosmic structures in Brans-Dicke like scalar-tensor theories in the presence of a positive cosmological constant. I will discuss the validity of the no-hair theorem in the context of such theories. Moreover, I will show that, the black hole solutions in these theories are no different from those in GR and also that the presence of a stationary cosmological event horizon rules out any regular spherical stationary solution, appropriate for the description of a star.

Localized configurations formed by a real scalar field

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Gyula Fodor (Paris Observatory)
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Abstract: In general relativity a single massive real scalar field can form long living stable oscillating localized configurations, which are generally called oscillatons. These objects are quite similar to the well known boson stars.

Gr@v RISEs

Gr@v is a partner of the recently approved "Strong Gravity and High Energy Physics" Marie Curie RISE (Research and Innovation Staff Exchange) action, within the Horizon 2020 European framework. This network has a lifetime of 4 years, starting in Jan 2016 and connects 8 nodes in 7 countries, being coordinated by Prof. Ulrich Sperhake and Cambridge University.