Black hole binaries and light fields: Gravitational molecules
arXiv:2010.00008 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.103.024020
Abstract
We show that light scalars can form quasibound states around binaries. In the nonrelativistic regime, these states are formally described by the quantum-mechanical Schrodinger equation for a one-electron heteronuclear diatomic molecule. We performed extensive numerical simulations of scalar fields around black hole binaries showing that a scalar structure condenses around the binary -- we dub these states "gravitational molecules". We further show that these are well described by the perturbative, nonrelativistic description.
arXiv comment16 pages, 12 figures. Matches published version in PRD
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