• Title of article

    Scalar dark matter and cold stars

  • Author/Authors

    J.A Grifols، نويسنده , , J.A.، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2006
  • Pages
    8
  • From page
    98
  • To page
    105
  • Abstract
    In a medium composed of scalar particles with non-zero mass, the range of Van-der-Waals-type scalar mediated interactions among nucleons becomes infinite when the medium makes a transition to a Bose–Einstein condensed phase. We explore this phenomenon in an astrophysical context. Namely, we study the effect of a scalar dark matter background on the equilibrium of degenerate stars. In particular we focus on white dwarfs and the changes induced in their masses and in their radii.
  • Keywords
    Van-der-Waals force , Dark matter , Bose–Einstein condensation , White Dwarf , Chandrasekhar limit , Scalars
  • Journal title
    Astroparticle Physics
  • Serial Year
    2006
  • Journal title
    Astroparticle Physics
  • Record number

    1329216