J. Froehlich, B. L. G. Jonsson, E. Lenzmann Effective Dynamics for Boson Stars (673K, PDF) ABSTRACT. We study solutions close to solitary waves of the pseudo-relativistic Hartree equation describing boson stars under the influence of an external gravitational field. In particular, we analyze the long-time effective dynamics of such solutions. In essence, we establish a (long-time) stability result for solutions describing boson stars that move under the influence of an external gravitational field.