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arxiv: 1904.05363 · v3 · submitted 2019-04-10 · 🌀 gr-qc · astro-ph.HE· hep-ph· physics.space-ph

Testing the nature of dark compact objects: a status report

Vitor Cardoso , Paolo Pani This is my paper

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classification 🌀 gr-qc astro-ph.HEhep-phphysics.space-ph
keywords dark compact objectsKerr black holesgravitational wavesvery long baseline interferometryexotic objectsevent horizonsspacetime tests
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Observations of dark compact objects can distinguish black holes from exotic alternatives requiring new physics.

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Massive dark compact objects are described as black holes in standard astrophysics, but exotic versions could exist and point to new fundamental physics. The paper surveys the current status of testing this with gravitational waves from mergers and very long baseline interferometry imaging. Any observed deviation from Kerr black hole behavior would challenge the standard model, while consistent results would bolster it. This matters for resolving questions about dark matter, spacetime singularities, and unitarity in evaporation.

Core claim

The paper establishes that gravitational-wave astronomy and VLBI observations now enable tests of the nature of dark compact objects, where evidence against the Kerr metric would indicate beyond-the-standard-model physics.

What carries the argument

Comparison of observed signals to the Kerr black hole metric versus signatures expected from exotic compact objects without horizons or with different internal structures.

Load-bearing premise

Any deviations from the Kerr metric due to exotic compact objects would produce detectable effects in gravitational-wave or VLBI observations.

What would settle it

A gravitational wave signal from a binary merger that cannot be fit by Kerr black hole templates but is consistent with an exotic compact object waveform.

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Very compact objects probe extreme gravitational fields and may be the key to understand outstanding puzzles in fundamental physics. These include the nature of dark matter, the fate of spacetime singularities, or the loss of unitarity in Hawking evaporation. The standard astrophysical description of collapsing objects tells us that massive, dark and compact objects are black holes. Any observation suggesting otherwise would be an indication of beyond-the-standard-model physics. Null results strengthen and quantify the Kerr black hole paradigm. The advent of gravitational-wave astronomy and precise measurements with very long baseline interferometry allow one to finally probe into such foundational issues. We overview the physics of exotic dark compact objects and their observational status, including the observational evidence for black holes with current and future experiments.

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Summary. The manuscript is a status report reviewing the physics of exotic dark compact objects as alternatives to black holes, their potential relevance to fundamental puzzles such as dark matter, spacetime singularities, and Hawking evaporation unitarity, and the current observational status of tests using gravitational-wave astronomy and very long baseline interferometry. It claims that any deviation from the Kerr metric would indicate beyond-standard-model physics, while existing null results strengthen and quantify the black hole paradigm.

Significance. This synthesis is significant for the field because it consolidates a wide range of existing literature on exotic compact object models and their observational constraints from gravitational waves and VLBI, providing a clear framework for how future data can probe foundational questions in gravity. The framing of null results as quantitative support for the Kerr paradigm is a useful contribution to ongoing discussions in gravitational physics.

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  1. [Abstract] The abstract could list the primary exotic objects (e.g., boson stars, gravastars) explicitly to better orient readers unfamiliar with the subfield.
  2. [Conclusion] A summary table compiling current observational bounds from GW ringdown, inspiral, and VLBI shadow measurements would improve readability and allow quick comparison across probes.

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We thank the referee for the positive assessment of our manuscript and for recommending acceptance. The feedback confirms that the review consolidates the relevant literature and provides a useful framework for future tests of the Kerr paradigm.

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No significant circularity in status report synthesis

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The paper is a review and status report synthesizing existing literature on exotic compact objects, their physics, and observational tests via gravitational waves and VLBI. No new derivations, equations, fits, or predictions are introduced that could reduce to the paper's own inputs by construction. All central claims, including the strengthening of the Kerr paradigm by null results, rest on cited external results from the broader literature. No self-citation chains are load-bearing in a way that creates circularity, and the analysis remains self-contained against external benchmarks.

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The paper relies on standard assumptions from general relativity and astrophysics without introducing new free parameters or invented entities in this review.

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  • domain assumption The standard astrophysical description of collapsing objects tells us that massive, dark and compact objects are black holes.
    Presented as the baseline description in the abstract.

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