Spontaneous Scalarization of Massive Fields

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Event type
Seminars
Event date
Venue
GAP room
Speaker
Fethi Mubin Ramazanoglu (Princeton University)

Abstract: Spontaneous scalarization is a scenario in some scalar-tensor theories of gravity where non-perturbative (order-of-unity strength) scalar fields can develop near neutron stars. I will explain the basics of spontaneous scalarization for massive fields, and how we can use observations to constrain the parameter space of these theories, both in single neutron stars and dynamical mergers.

 

 

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This seminar is supported by Portuguese Funds through the CIDMA - Centre for Research and Development in Mathematics and Applications, and the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology ("FCT" - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia), within the project UID/MAT/04106/2013.

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