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arxiv: 2605.19687 · v1 · pith:I6GM3B2Jnew · submitted 2026-05-19 · 🌀 gr-qc

Compact objects in AdS spacetime with exponential, quadratic and power-law bosonic mass profiles

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Bosonic mass profiles in exponential, quadratic and power-law forms produce stable compact stellar configurations in AdS spacetime.

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The paper studies compact objects formed from a zero-temperature Bose-Einstein condensate in anti-de Sitter spacetime. It assigns the bosonic mass three different radial dependences—exponential, quadratic, and power-law—and solves for the resulting mass, compactness, surface redshift, density, pressure, adiabatic index, and energy conditions. The computed mass grows steadily outward and stays inside observed compact-star ranges while the compactness ratio remains below Buchdahl’s bound, indicating equilibrium stellar models rather than collapse. Both the null and strong energy conditions hold everywhere inside the star, which the authors take as evidence of dynamical stability. The configurations also show greater mass concentration near the surface.

Core claim

When the bosonic mass inside an AdS compact object is given an exponential, quadratic, or power-law dependence on radius, the integrated mass increases monotonically with radius, remains within observational compact-star mass limits, and yields a compactness ratio below Buchdahl’s limit; the null and strong energy conditions are satisfied throughout the interior, confirming that the models describe stable compact stellar configurations rather than collapsing ones.

What carries the argument

The bosonic mass expressed as a chosen function of radial coordinate (exponential, quadratic, or power-law) that enters the metric and matter sector of the AdS Einstein equations for the condensate.

If this is right

  • All three profiles generate mass-radius curves that lie inside the range of observed compact-star masses.
  • Compactness for every profile stays safely below the Buchdahl upper bound.
  • Satisfaction of the null and strong energy conditions throughout the interior supports dynamical stability.
  • Mass density is higher near the surface than in the core for the adopted profiles.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • The same mass-function approach could be applied to other asymptotically AdS geometries to test how the choice of profile affects the approach to a black-hole limit.
  • Extending the static models to include slow rotation would allow direct comparison with pulsar timing or gravitational-wave data on compact objects.
  • Because the profiles are phenomenological, matching them to a holographic dual description of the condensate could provide a microscopic origin for the radial dependence.

Load-bearing premise

The bosonic mass is taken to follow one of three simple phenomenological functions of radius without a first-principles derivation from a microscopic theory.

What would settle it

A radial integration of the Einstein equations for any of the three mass profiles that produces a compactness exceeding Buchdahl’s limit or a region where the strong energy condition fails would falsify the stability conclusion.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2605.19687 by Aroonkumar Beesham, Samprity Das, Surajit Chattopadhyay.

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Figure 1. Figure 1: FIG. 1: (a) Evolution of mass about radius [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p012_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2: FIG. 2: (a) Evolution of density about radius [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p014_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Figure 3: FIG. 3: (a) Evolution of Null Energy Condition about radius [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p015_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 4. Figure 4: FIG. 4: (a) Evolution of Adiabatic Index about radius [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p017_4.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Figure 5: FIG. 5: (a) Evolution of mass with radius [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p019_5.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 6. Figure 6: FIG. 6: (a) Evolution of density about radius [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p021_6.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 7. Figure 7: FIG. 7: (a) Evolution of Null Energy Condition about radius [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p022_7.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 8. Figure 8: FIG. 8: (a) Evolution of Adiabatic Index about radius [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p022_8.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 9. Figure 9: FIG. 9: (a) Evolution of mass about radius [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p025_9.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 10. Figure 10: FIG. 10: Evolution of density about radius [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p026_10.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 11. Figure 11: FIG. 11: Evolution of density about radius [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p027_11.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 12. Figure 12: FIG. 12: Evolution of the pressure about radius [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p027_12.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 13. Figure 13: FIG. 13: Evolution of the pressure about radius [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p028_13.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 14. Figure 14: FIG. 14: Evolution of the null energy conditions about radius [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p028_14.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 15. Figure 15: FIG. 15: Evolution of the null energy conditions about radius [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p029_15.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 16. Figure 16: FIG. 16: Evolution of the strong energy conditions about radius [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p029_16.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 17. Figure 17: FIG. 17: Evolution of the strong energy conditions about radius [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p030_17.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 18. Figure 18: FIG. 18: Evolution of Adiabatic Index about radius [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p030_18.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 19. Figure 19: FIG. 19: Evolution of Adiabatic Index about radius [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p031_19.png] view at source ↗
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This paper reports a study on the formation and physical characteristics of compacts stars in AdS spacetime within the framework of Bose-Einstein Condensate. Considering a Bose-Einstein condensate background at zero temperature this study works on total mass, compactness, surface redshift, density, pressure, adiabatic index and energy conditions. The bosonic mass has been taken as three distinct functions of radial coordinate in exponential form, quadratic form, and power law form. Our results reveal that the mass increases monotonically with radius and remains within observational limit for all the observationally motivated compact-star mass scales considered in this study and the compactness for all the cases is within Buchdahl's limit and hence it was confirmed that the configuration correspondence to compact stellar configuration models rather than forming a collapsing model. Both NEC and SEC are satisfied throughout the stellar interior and hence dynamical stability is ensured. Furthermore, the study also confirms the enhanced mass concentration near the outer region in the stellar models under consideration. Hence present study explores the physical properties and stability of compact bosonic configurations in AdS spacetime within a holographically motivated framework. The present analysis is primarily phenomenological and qualitative in nature. The models considered here are intended to explore possible behaviours of self-gravitating bosonic configurations in AdS geometry and are not proposed as fully realistic neutron-star models.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The paper examines compact stellar configurations in Anti-de Sitter (AdS) spacetime within a zero-temperature Bose-Einstein Condensate (BEC) framework. It adopts three phenomenological bosonic mass profiles m(r)—exponential, quadratic, and power-law—as functions of the radial coordinate, then computes total mass, compactness, surface redshift, density, pressure, adiabatic index, and energy conditions. The central claims are that mass increases monotonically and stays within observational limits, compactness respects Buchdahl's bound (confirming compact-star rather than collapsing models), and both NEC and SEC hold throughout the interior (ensuring dynamical stability), with enhanced mass concentration near the outer regions. The analysis is explicitly described as phenomenological and qualitative, not proposed as realistic neutron-star models.

Significance. If the mass profiles prove consistent with the Einstein equations sourced by a BEC fluid in AdS, the results provide qualitative exploration of possible self-gravitating bosonic configurations in a holographically motivated geometry, including confirmation of stability indicators and outer mass concentration. The work's value is limited by its phenomenological construction, offering illustrative behaviors rather than predictive or first-principles models.

major comments (2)
  1. [Mass profiles section] § on mass profiles (following abstract description of exponential, quadratic, and power-law forms): the three m(r) profiles are inserted directly as ad-hoc functional forms with free scale and exponent parameters, without derivation from the BEC equation of state (typically p = K ρ² for non-relativistic condensate) or explicit verification that the implied ρ(r), p(r) satisfy the modified TOV equation including the negative cosmological constant. This is load-bearing for the stability and energy-condition claims, as an inconsistent p-ρ relation would mean the configurations are not valid BEC solutions in AdS.
  2. [Energy conditions and stability results] Results section on energy conditions and stability: while NEC and SEC are stated to be satisfied, the manuscript must demonstrate how these are obtained from the assumed m(r) via the Einstein equations (including AdS term) and confirm that the profiles produce a self-consistent fluid source; without this, the conclusion that 'dynamical stability is ensured' rests on unverified assumptions.
minor comments (3)
  1. [Abstract] Abstract: 'the configuration correspondence to compact stellar configuration models' contains a grammatical error and should read 'the configurations correspond to compact stellar models'.
  2. [Parameter choices] Throughout: specify the numerical values or ranges chosen for the free parameters in each mass profile and discuss any sensitivity of the monotonic mass growth or Buchdahl compliance to these choices.
  3. [Notation] Notation: ensure consistent use of symbols for bosonic mass m(r), energy density, and pressure when transitioning between the three profile cases.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for the careful reading of our manuscript and for the constructive comments on the consistency of the phenomenological mass profiles with the Einstein equations. We clarify that the study is explicitly phenomenological and qualitative, as stated in the abstract, and does not claim to derive the profiles from a specific BEC equation of state. We will revise the manuscript to include explicit derivations showing how the energy density and pressure are obtained from the assumed m(r) via the Einstein equations in AdS spacetime, thereby confirming self-consistency of the fluid sources and the validity of the energy-condition and stability results within this framework.

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  1. Referee: [Mass profiles section] § on mass profiles (following abstract description of exponential, quadratic, and power-law forms): the three m(r) profiles are inserted directly as ad-hoc functional forms with free scale and exponent parameters, without derivation from the BEC equation of state (typically p = K ρ² for non-relativistic condensate) or explicit verification that the implied ρ(r), p(r) satisfy the modified TOV equation including the negative cosmological constant. This is load-bearing for the stability and energy-condition claims, as an inconsistent p-ρ relation would mean the configurations are not valid BEC solutions in AdS.

    Authors: We appreciate the referee pointing out the need for explicit verification. Our analysis is phenomenological by design, as noted in the manuscript, and the chosen m(r) forms are intended to illustrate possible behaviors rather than to represent exact solutions derived from the BEC equation of state. In the revised manuscript, we will add a dedicated subsection deriving the energy density ρ(r) directly from the Einstein equations using the mass function m(r) and the AdS cosmological constant term. We will then obtain the pressure p(r) from the modified Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff equation and confirm that the resulting p-ρ relation is consistent for each profile. This will explicitly demonstrate that the assumed forms produce valid fluid sources within the phenomenological setup. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [Energy conditions and stability results] Results section on energy conditions and stability: while NEC and SEC are stated to be satisfied, the manuscript must demonstrate how these are obtained from the assumed m(r) via the Einstein equations (including AdS term) and confirm that the profiles produce a self-consistent fluid source; without this, the conclusion that 'dynamical stability is ensured' rests on unverified assumptions.

    Authors: We agree that the derivations should be shown explicitly to support the claims. In the revised version, we will present the full expressions for the energy density and isotropic pressure obtained from the Einstein field equations with the negative cosmological constant, using each m(r) profile. We will then compute the null energy condition (ρ + p ≥ 0) and strong energy condition (ρ + 3p ≥ 0 and ρ + p ≥ 0) directly from these quantities and verify that they hold throughout the interior for the chosen parameter ranges. This will confirm that the profiles yield self-consistent sources and that the stability indicators follow from the field equations rather than from unverified assumptions. We will also emphasize that these results are valid within the stated phenomenological context. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity; phenomenological inputs are explicit and non-reductive

full rationale

The paper states that the bosonic mass profiles are 'taken as' exponential, quadratic, and power-law functions of radius and frames the entire analysis as 'primarily phenomenological and qualitative in nature' with models 'intended to explore possible behaviours' rather than derived from the BEC equation of state. The reported outcomes (monotonic mass growth, compactness below Buchdahl's limit, satisfaction of NEC/SEC) are direct verifications of quantities obtained by inserting these assumed m(r) forms into the Einstein equations with negative cosmological constant; no step claims a first-principles derivation that reduces to the inputs by construction, no self-citation is load-bearing, and no parameter fit is relabeled as an independent prediction. The derivation chain is therefore self-contained against external benchmarks such as Buchdahl's limit and energy conditions.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

1 free parameters · 2 axioms · 0 invented entities

The central claim rests on standard general-relativistic stellar structure plus the assumption of a zero-temperature BEC; the three mass profiles are additional modeling choices without independent microscopic justification.

free parameters (1)
  • scale and exponent parameters in the three mass profiles
    Exponential, quadratic, and power-law forms each introduce at least one free scale or power that must be chosen or adjusted to obtain acceptable stellar solutions.
axioms (2)
  • domain assumption Bose-Einstein condensate background at zero temperature
    Explicitly stated in the abstract as the starting point for the bosonic configurations.
  • domain assumption AdS spacetime geometry with holographic motivation
    The entire analysis is performed inside anti-de Sitter spacetime.

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