Simulations in Einstein-scalar-Gauss-Bonnet gravity show oscillons form with similar properties to standard cases but trigger EFT breakdown for large couplings via high local curvatures.
K-Oscillons: Oscillons with Non-Canonical Kinetic Terms
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Oscillons are long-lived, localized, oscillatory scalar field configurations. In this work we derive a condition for the existence of small-amplitude oscillons (and provide solutions) in scalar field theories with non-canonical kinetic terms. While oscillons have been studied extensively in the canonical case, this is the first example of oscillons in scalar field theories with non-canonical kinetic terms. In particular, we demonstrate the existence of oscillons supported solely by the non-canonical kinetic terms, without any need for nonlinear terms in the potential. In the small-amplitude limit, we provide an explicit condition for their stability in d+1 dimensions against long-wavelength perturbations. We show that for d > 2, there exists a long-wavelength instability which can lead to radial collapse of small-amplitude oscillons.
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Preheating and oscillon formation in Einstein-scalar-Gauss-Bonnet gravity
Simulations in Einstein-scalar-Gauss-Bonnet gravity show oscillons form with similar properties to standard cases but trigger EFT breakdown for large couplings via high local curvatures.
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Self-resonance preheating in deformed attractor models: oscillon formation and evolution
Deformed alpha-attractor T-models with a Gaussian feature near the minimum yield more smaller shorter-lived oscillons during self-resonance preheating, suppressing energy in oscillons and altering the high-frequency gravitational wave tail while leaving low frequencies unchanged.