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  • General Relativity
  • Black Hole Physics

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  • Scalar fields coupled to the Gauss-Bonnet invariant can cause spontaneous scalarization in black holes.
  • Previous studies focused only on single black hole spacetimes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Investigate dynamical scalarization in black hole binary collisions and inspirals.
  • Explore the behavior of scalar hair in dynamic astrophysical scenarios.

Main Methods:

  • Employed numerical relativity simulations.
  • Modeled head-on collisions and quasicircular inspirals of black hole binaries.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated that black hole binaries can either form a scalarized remnant or dynamically descalarize.
  • Observed that descalarization occurs through the shedding of scalar hair.

Conclusions:

  • This study presents the first results on dynamical scalarization in black hole binaries.
  • Findings have potential observational implications for understanding black hole physics.