Published November 9, 1987
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Journal article
Naked singularities in self-similar spherical gravitational collapse
Creators
- 1. Racah Institute of Physics, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel or Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey 08544
Description
We present general-relativistic solutions of self-similar spherical collapse of an adiabatic perfect fluid. We show that if the equation of state is soft enough (Γ-1<<1), a naked singularity forms. The singularity resembles the shell-focusing naked singularities that arise in dust collapse. This solution increases significantly the range of matter fields that should be ruled out in order that the cosmic-censorship hypothesis will hold
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Phys. Rev. Lett.
- Journal Volume
- 59
- Journal Issue
- 19
- Series
- Phys. Rev. Lett.
- Journal Page Range
- 2137-2140
- ISSN
- 0031-9007
- CODEN
- PRLTA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 19024332
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- COSMOLOGY; EQUATIONS OF STATE; GENERAL RELATIVITY THEORY; GRAVITATIONAL COLLAPSE; SINGULARITY; SPACE-TIME
- Descriptors DEC
- EQUATIONS; FIELD THEORIES