Geometrically regular black holes with hedgehog scalar hair
Phys. Rev. D 114, 024016 – Published 7 July, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/tl59-my4v
Abstract
We study a simple theory based on general relativity, minimally coupled to a constrained scalar triplet and to an auxiliary nonpropagating three-form sector. Within a spherically symmetric hedgehog ansatz, the theory admits a continuous exact family of asymptotically flat geometrically regular black holes. For a simple choice of kinetic function, the solutions possess a de Sitter core and approach Schwarzschild with the first correction appearing only at order . We analyze their horizon structure, thermodynamics, and main strong-field properties. The black holes carry topological scalar hair and a continuous secondary parameter, but no scalar charge. The regularity established here is geometric: the curvature invariants remain finite, although the matter sector is not completely smooth at the center.