Light Rings, Accretion Disks and Shadows of Hayward Boson Stars

Abstract

In this paper, we investigate the Einstein-Hayward gravity coupled to a complex scalar field without self-interaction. Using numerical methods, we construct a class of Hayward boson star solutions and examine their fundamental properties as well as the optical appearance of the accretion disk. Our results show that in the frozen state, both the quasi-horizon radius and the light ring radii increase with the magnetic monopole charge. Furthermore, using ray-tracing method, we find that for non-frozen states, the absence of an quasi-horizon results in the appearance of multiple photon rings within the shadow region of the accretion disks. In contrast, for frozen states, the presence of a quasi-horizon causes their images to resemble those of Schwarzschild black holes, with no additional photon rings appearing.

Revised the title and removed content related to negative cosmological constants. 9 pages,8 figures. Accepted by Physics Letters B

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