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Gravothermal Collapse: Robust Against Baryonic Feedback

Demao Kong , Hai-Bo Yu This is my paper

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keywords self-interacting dark mattergravothermal collapsebaryonic feedbackdark matter halosstrong gravitational lensingN-body simulationscore collapse
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Gravothermal collapse in high-concentration SIDM halos proceeds despite extremely strong baryonic feedback

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The paper tests the resilience of gravothermal collapse in self-interacting dark matter halos when episodic baryonic feedback is present. It applies a semi-analytical oscillating-potential model inside controlled N-body simulations to represent feedback cycles. High-concentration halos with short SIDM thermalization timescales experience only mild delays in collapse and never stall, even under extreme feedback. Median-concentration halos suffer larger delays but resume collapse once feedback ends, producing a wide range of final central densities that depend on the exact feedback sequence. These outcomes support identifying dense compact objects in strong-lensing data as core-collapsed SIDM halos.

Core claim

For high-concentration halos, where the SIDM thermalization timescale is short, gravothermal collapse is only mildly delayed and never stalled, even under extremely strong feedback. In contrast, the collapse of a median-concentration halo can be significantly delayed, but it resumes once feedback ceases. The final density profile of such halos depends sensitively on the episodic feedback history.

What carries the argument

The semi-analytical oscillating-potential model that reproduces the dynamical impact of episodic baryonic feedback on the dark matter distribution in N-body simulations.

Load-bearing premise

The semi-analytical oscillating-potential model faithfully reproduces the dynamical impact of episodic baryonic feedback on the dark matter distribution without requiring full hydrodynamical simulations.

What would settle it

A high-concentration halo observed with short thermalization time and strong ongoing baryonic feedback that shows no central density increase or stalled collapse would falsify the main claim.

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We perform a stress test of gravothermal collapse in self-interacting dark matter (SIDM) halos under baryonic feedback using a semi-analytical oscillating-potential model in controlled N-body simulations. For high-concentration halos, where the SIDM thermalization timescale is short, gravothermal collapse is only mildly delayed and never stalled, even under extremely strong feedback. In contrast, the collapse of a median-concentration halo can be significantly delayed, but it resumes once feedback ceases. The final density profile of such halos depends sensitively on the episodic feedback history, producing a broad diversity in central densities. These results strengthen the interpretation of dense compact perturbers identified in recent strong-lensing observations as core-collapsed SIDM halos.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The paper uses controlled N-body simulations with a semi-analytical oscillating-potential model to stress-test gravothermal collapse in SIDM halos under episodic baryonic feedback. It reports that high-concentration halos experience only mild delay and no stalling even under strong feedback, while median-concentration halos can be significantly delayed but resume collapse once feedback stops, yielding diverse final central densities that support interpreting strong-lensing perturbers as core-collapsed SIDM halos.

Significance. If the oscillating-potential model is shown to be faithful, the results would strengthen the viability of SIDM explanations for dense compact objects in lensing data by demonstrating robustness of gravothermal collapse against realistic feedback, particularly in high-concentration systems where thermalization is rapid.

major comments (2)
  1. [Methods (oscillating-potential implementation)] Methods section describing the oscillating-potential model: the central claim that high-concentration halos experience only mild delay and never stall rests on this semi-analytical prescription faithfully capturing episodic feedback; however, no cross-validation metrics, sensitivity tests to oscillation parameters, or direct comparisons to full hydrodynamical runs are reported, leaving open the possibility that the model understates heating or angular-momentum transfer that could stall collapse.
  2. [Results (high-concentration vs. median-concentration cases)] Results on high- vs. median-concentration halos: quantitative statements such as 'mildly delayed' and 'never stalled' lack reported error bars, convergence tests with respect to particle number or time-stepping, or explicit comparison of thermalization timescales to feedback periods, which are load-bearing for distinguishing the two regimes.
minor comments (1)
  1. [Abstract] Abstract and introduction: the phrase 'extremely strong feedback' is used without a quantitative definition or reference to the specific potential amplitude or duty cycle employed in the runs.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for their detailed and constructive report. We address each major comment below and have revised the manuscript to incorporate additional tests, metrics, and clarifications as described.

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  1. Referee: Methods section describing the oscillating-potential model: the central claim that high-concentration halos experience only mild delay and never stall rests on this semi-analytical prescription faithfully capturing episodic feedback; however, no cross-validation metrics, sensitivity tests to oscillation parameters, or direct comparisons to full hydrodynamical runs are reported, leaving open the possibility that the model understates heating or angular-momentum transfer that could stall collapse.

    Authors: The oscillating-potential model is a controlled semi-analytical tool that imposes time-varying external potentials to mimic episodic baryonic feedback while retaining full N-body resolution of the SIDM dynamics. We acknowledge that the original submission did not report explicit cross-validation metrics or direct hydrodynamical comparisons. In the revised manuscript we will add a dedicated Methods subsection presenting sensitivity tests across oscillation amplitude, period, and duty cycle, together with quantitative metrics (e.g., fractional change in collapse time) and an explicit discussion of the model’s assumptions on heating and angular-momentum conservation. These additions will clarify the regime of applicability without claiming equivalence to full hydrodynamics. revision: yes

  2. Referee: Results on high- vs. median-concentration halos: quantitative statements such as 'mildly delayed' and 'never stalled' lack reported error bars, convergence tests with respect to particle number or time-stepping, or explicit comparison of thermalization timescales to feedback periods, which are load-bearing for distinguishing the two regimes.

    Authors: We agree that the quantitative claims would be strengthened by explicit uncertainty quantification and timescale comparisons. The revised Results section will include error bars derived from ensembles of runs, a new appendix demonstrating numerical convergence with particle number (10^5–10^6) and time-step criteria, and a direct comparison of the SIDM thermalization timescale (computed following the standard definition) against the feedback oscillation periods for both halo concentrations. These additions will make the distinction between the high- and median-concentration regimes quantitatively robust. revision: yes

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full rationale

The provided abstract and methodology description present results as direct outputs from controlled N-body simulations employing a semi-analytical oscillating-potential model for baryonic feedback. No equations, fitted parameters, or self-citations are quoted that reduce the central claims (mild delay in high-concentration halos, sensitivity to feedback history) to inputs by construction. The outcomes are framed as simulation results benchmarked against external lensing observations, satisfying the criteria for a self-contained derivation without load-bearing reductions of the enumerated kinds.

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Abstract-only review provides no explicit free parameters, axioms, or invented entities; the oscillating-potential model is mentioned but its internal parameters and assumptions are not detailed.

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