Gravitational Collapse, Black Holes and Naked Singularities
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2009-10-31 v1 Astrophysics
High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
This article gives an elementary review of gravitational collapse and the cosmic censorship hypothesis. Known models of collapse resulting in the formation of black holes and naked singularities are summarized. These models, when taken together, suggest that the censorship hypothesis may not hold in classical general relativity. The nature of the quantum processes that take place near a naked singularity, and their possible implication for observations, is briefly discussed.
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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9805066,
title = {Gravitational Collapse, Black Holes and Naked Singularities},
author = {T. P. Singh},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9805066},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
17 pages, Latex File. Based on a talk given at the Discussion Workshop on Black Holes, Bangalore, 9-12 Dec. 1997, to appear in the Conference Proceedings