Quadrupole instability of static scalarized black holes

Abstract

The addition of a Ricci coupling to Einstein-scalar-Gauss-Bonnet theories makes general relativity a cosmological attractor. Previous work considered a quadratic coupling function with two independent coupling constants in such theories and showed that static, spherically symmetric, spontaneously scalarized black holes are radially stable beyond a critical value of the Ricci coupling constant. Here we demonstrate that these black holes are affected by a quadrupole instability which leads to two new branches of static, axially symmetric scalarized black holes. We discuss the properties of these solutions and provide embedding diagrams.

5 pages, 4 figures

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