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Constructing Neutron Stars with a Gravitational Higgs Mechanism
Nicola Franchini, Andrew Coates, Thomas P. Sotiriou
In scalar-tensor theories, spontaneous scalarization is a phase transition that can occur in ultra-dense environments such as neutron stars. The scalar field develops a non-trivial…
gr-qc2017★ 3 cited
Black hole horizons at the extremal limit in Lorentz-violating gravity
Nicola Franchini, Mehdi Saravani, Thomas P. Sotiriou
Lorentz-violating gravity theories with a preferred foliation can have instantaneous propagation. Nonetheless, it has been shown that black holes can still exist in such theories a…