Analytic nondegenerate shift-symmetric Horndeski theories admit no static spherical regular black holes with a time-independent scalar; the unique marginal nonanalytic completion is sGB, whose hairy solutions remain centrally singular.
Regular black holes and gravitational particle-like solutions in generic DHOST theories
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We construct regular, asymptotically flat black holes of higher order scalar tensor (DHOST) theories, which are obtained by making use of a generalized Kerr-Schild solution generating method. The solutions depend on a mass integration constant, admit a smooth core of chosen regularity, and generically have an inner and outer event horizon. In particular, below a certain mass threshold, we find massive, horizonless, particle-like solutions. We scan through possible observational signatures ranging from weak to strong gravity and study the thermodynamics of our regular solutions, comparing them, when possible, to General Relativity black holes and their thermodynamic laws.
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Static regular black holes in Horndeski theories: analytic no-go and nonanalytic obstructions
Analytic nondegenerate shift-symmetric Horndeski theories admit no static spherical regular black holes with a time-independent scalar; the unique marginal nonanalytic completion is sGB, whose hairy solutions remain centrally singular.