Superradiant Instabilities in a Class of Scalar-Tensor Horndeski Theory

Abstract

We study the superradiance effect in a class of scalar-tensor Horndeski theory. We first study the dynamics of a massive charged scalar wave scattered off the horizon of a Reissner-Nordström black hole which except its canonical coupling to gravity it is also coupled kinetically to curvature. We find that a trapping potential is formed outside the horizon of a Reissner-Nordström black hole, due to this coupling, and as the strength of the new coupling is increased, the scattered wave is superradiantly amplified, resulting to the instability of the Reissner-Nordström spacetime. We then considered the backreacting effect of the scalar field coupled to curvature interacting with the background metric and we study the superradiant effect and find the superradiance conditions of a massive charged wave scattered off the horizon of a Horndeski black hole.

8 Figures, 21 Pages, accepted for publication to Physical Review D. arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:1702.04618; text overlap with arXiv:1304.6474 by other authors