Critical collapse in asymptotically anti-de Sitter spacetime*

Abstract We investigate the critical collapse of spherically symmetric scalar fields in asymptotically anti-de Sitter spacetime, focusing on two scenarios: real and complex scalar fields with potentials. By fine-tuning the amplitude of the initial scalar field under different cosmological constants, we find a linear relationship between the critical amplitude of the first collapse and the cosmological constant in both scenarios. Furthermore, we observe that the slope of this linear relationship varies linearly with coupling strength.