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Gravitational Collapse of Inhomogeneous Dust in (2+1) Dimensions

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2009-11-11 v1

Abstract

We examine the gravitational collapse of spherically symmetric inhomogeneous dust in (2+1) dimensions, with cosmological constant. We obtain the analytical expressions for the interior metric. We match the solution to a vacuum exterior. We discuss the nature of the singularity formed by analyzing the outgoing radial null geodesics. We examine the formation of trapped surfaces during the collapse.

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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0506100,
  title  = {Gravitational Collapse of Inhomogeneous Dust in (2+1) Dimensions},
  author = {Sashideep Gutti},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0506100},
  year   = {2009}
}

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Accepted for publication in CQG