https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-025-13944-1
Regular Article - Theoretical Physics
Radially symmetric scalar field solutions in the presence of cuscuton term
1
Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, 58051-970, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil
2
Departamento de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, 58051-900, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil
3
Departamento de Ciências Exatas, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, 58297-000, Rio Tinto, PB, Brazil
4
Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, 58429-900, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil
Received:
29
June
2024
Accepted:
11
February
2025
Published online:
10
March
2025
In this work, we investigate radially symmetric solutions in arbitrary dimensions in scalar field models in the presence of the cuscuton term. We introduce a first-order formalism compatible with the equation of motion which supports field configurations engendering minimum energy and show that the cuscuton term does not induce instabilities in the solutions. To illustrate the general results, we study two distinct classes of models and present analytical solutions and the corresponding energy densities.
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