Two-body problem in theories with kinetic screening
arXiv:2305.07725 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.108.064033
Abstract
New light scalar degrees of freedom may alleviate the dark matter and dark energy problems, but if coupled to matter, they generally mediate a fifth force. In order for this fifth force to be consistent with existing constraints, it must be suppressed close to matter sources, e.g. through a non-linear screening mechanism. In this work, we investigate the non-relativistic two-body problem in shift-symmetric scalar-tensor theories that exhibit kinetic screening (-mouflage), both numerically and analytically. We develop an approximate scheme, based on a Hodge-Helmholtz decomposition of the Noether current associated to the shift symmetry, allowing for a qualitative insight into the dynamics and yielding results in good agreement with the numerical ones in most of the parameter space. We apply the formalism to polynomial -essence and to Dirac-Born-Infeld (DBI) type theories, as well as to theories that develop ``anti-screening''. In the deep nonlinear regime, we find that the fifth force is screened slightly more efficiently in equal-mass systems than in extreme mass-ratio ones. However, we find that systems with comparable masses also exhibit regions where the screening is ineffective. These descreened spheroidal regions (bubbles) could in principle be probed in the solar system with sufficiently precise space accelerometers.
arXiv comment16+5 pages; 13 figures; v2: minor edits + few references added to match the published version
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