Plane Symmetric Gravitational Collapse
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2008-11-26 v1
Abstract
In this paper, we derive the general formulation by considering two arbitrary plane symmetric spacetimes using Israel's method. As an example, we apply this formulation to known plane symmetric spacetimes. We take the Taub's static metric in the interior region whereas Kasner's non-static metric in the exterior region. It is shown that the plane collapses in some cases whereas it expands in some other cases.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0709.3139,
title = {Plane Symmetric Gravitational Collapse},
author = {M. Sharif and Zahid Ahmad},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0709.3139},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
10 pages, accepted for publication in Int. J. Mod. Phys. A