Some examples of trapped surfaces
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2011-12-23 v1
Abstract
We present some simple pen and paper examples of trapped surfaces in order to help visualising this key concept of the theory of gravitational collapse. We collect these examples from time-symmetric initial data, 2+1 dimensions, collapsing null shells, and the Vaidya solution.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1112.5318,
title = {Some examples of trapped surfaces},
author = {Ingemar Bengtsson},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1112.5318},
year = {2011}
}
Comments
21 pages, 8 figures; contribution to "Black Holes: New Horizons", edited by S. Hayward