The interior of hairy black holes in standard model physics
Abstract
A large class of stationary, non-rotating black hole metrics is proposed, in which the interior is regular with a core consisting of a condensate of Higgs and Z bosons generated from the nuclear binding energy of the initial H atoms. Gravitational collapse is prevented by negative pressures from the Higgs condensate and a small imbalance in the distribution of electric charges. Non-condensed, thermal particles are present as well. The approach holds for masses exceeding 0.75 10-4M. The inner horizon sets an inner core of 11 cm, while the characteristic radius of the full core is 270 (M/M)1/3 cm. For increasing charge, the core expands; in the extremal case, it fills the interior. While the net charge is easily shielded, the build up of horizons may prevent this in the interior, and consequently avoid a singularity. In black hole merging, the core of a nearly extremal one may be exposed, forming a new class of events. The approach is a stepping stone towards rotating black holes.