Relativistic Gravitational Collapse by Thermal Mass
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2020-12-21 v2 High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
Gravity and thermal energy are universal phenomena which compete over the stabilization of astrophysical systems. The former induces an inward pressure driving collapse and the latter a stabilizing outward pressure generated by random motion and energy dispersion. Since a contracting self-gravitating system is heated up one may wonder why is gravitational collapse not halted in all cases at a sufficient high temperature establishing either a gravo-thermal equilibrium or explosion. Here, based on the equivalence between mass and energy, we show that there always exists a temperature threshold beyond which the gravitation of thermal energy overcomes its stabilizing pressure and the system collapses under the weight of its own heat.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2009.11919,
title = {Relativistic Gravitational Collapse by Thermal Mass},
author = {Zacharias Roupas},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2009.11919},
year = {2020}
}