Naked Singularities in Selfsimilar Spherical Gravitational Collapse
Apr, 19878 pages
Published in:
- Phys.Rev.Lett. 59 (1987) 2137
Report number:
- PRINT-87-0482 (HEBREW)
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Abstract: (APS)
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.References(12)
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