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April 4, 2026Universe0 citationsOpen Access

Galactic Core–Tail Structure in BEC Dark Matter with Kapitza Potential

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IBItauany do Nascimento BarrosoHVHermano Velten

Key Points

  • Investigate the galactic structure within BEC dark matter using a Kapitza potential.
  • Develop a theoretical model incorporating a Kapitza potential in a Bose–Einstein condensate.
  • Utilize the Schrödinger–Poisson equation to derive an equilibrium solution for the galactic core.
  • Analyze the model against galaxy rotation curves from the SPARC catalogue.
  • Model shows reasonable alignment with galaxy rotation curves observed in SPARC data.
  • The inner core profile aligns well with astrophysical observations of galactic structures.

Abstract

Recently, the experimental realization of a Kapitza potential in a Bose–Einstein condensate (BEC) was reported for the first time in the literature, motivating further theoretical investigations of such a system. At the same time, in the astrophysical context, BEC dark matter models have been widely studied as a possible phenomenological explanation for the dark matter phenomena. We model the galactic structure with an inner cored profile obtained from the ground state equilibrium solution of the Schrödinger–Poisson together with a Kapitza–BEC-like interaction for the tail region. We find reasonable agreement of the model with representative galaxy rotation curves available in the SPARC catalogue.

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Barroso et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d0af52659487ece0fa5474https://doi.org/10.3390/universe12040099
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