Matter Maps to Geometry in Gravitational Collapse
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2026-05-12 v1
Abstract
We establish an exact bidirectional map between interior Friedmann density of a collapsing star and exterior static spherically symmetric metric in generalized Oppenheimer-Snyder collapse. This reduces Einstein's differential matter-geometry relation to an algebraic form, generating classical or quantum-corrected metrics and dynamics without solving field equations. Correction powers diagnose models: integer exponents signal ultraviolet completions, while fractional powers identify phenomenological ones. Our framework enables systematic tests of singularity resolution and cosmic censorship.
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@article{arxiv.2605.08807,
title = {Matter Maps to Geometry in Gravitational Collapse},
author = {H. Khodabakhshi and Zhi-Chao Li and H. Lu and F. Shojai},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.08807},
year = {2026}
}
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17 pages, 1 figures