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arxiv: 0910.1972 · v2 · submitted 2009-10-12 · ✦ hep-ph · astro-ph.HE· astro-ph.SR· gr-qc· nucl-th

Boson stars: Chemical potential and quark condensates

classification ✦ hep-ph astro-ph.HEastro-ph.SRgr-qcnucl-th
keywords starbosonchemical-potentialcondensateseffectmademassstars
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We study the properties of a star made of self-gravitating bosons gas in a mean-field approximation. A generalized set of Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkov(TOV) equations is derived to incorporate the effect of chemical-potential in the general relativistic frame work. The metric-dependence of the chemical-potential gives a new class of solutions for the boson stars. It is demonstrated that the maximum mass and radius of the star change in a significant way when the effect of finite chemical-potential is considered. We also discuss the case of a boson star made of quark-condensates. It is found that when the self-interaction between the condensates is small as compared to their mass, the typical density is too high to form a diquark-boson star. Our results indicate that the star of quark-condensate may be formed in a low-density and high-pressure regime.

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