Dynamical scalarization in Einstein-Maxwell-dilaton theory

We study the process of fully nonlinear dynamical scalarization starting from a charged black hole or a naked singularity in asymptotically flat spacetime in the Einstein-Maxwell-dilaton theory. Initially, the dilaton field is negligible compared to the gravitational and the Maxwell field. Then the dilaton field experiences an immediate growth, later it oscillates with damping amplitude and finally settles down to a finite value. For a hairy black hole that develops from an original Reissner-Nordstrom black hole, since the dilaton oscillation and decay are almost independent of the coupling parameter, unlike the anti-de Sitter spacetime it is not easy to distinguish the resulting hairy black hole from the original asymptotically flat charged hole. For a hairy black hole evolves from an original naked singularity, the resulting hairy black hole has rich structures. In the scalarization process, the naked singularity is soon enveloped by one outer horizon, then another horizon is developed and in the end, a stable hairy black hole forms and two horizons degenerate into one protecting the singularity. The hairy black hole mass saturates exponentially in the scalarization.

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This study investigates the process of fully nonlinear dynamical scalarization, starting from a charged black hole or a naked singularity in the Einstein-Maxwell-dilaton theory. The results show that the formation of a hairy black hole is independent of the coupling parameter, and a hairy black hole evolved from a naked singularity exhibits rich structures.