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We examine the gravitational collapse of a non-linear sigma model in spherical symmetry. There exists a family of continuously self-similar solutions parameterized by the coupling constant of the theory. These solutions are calculated…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2011-09-09 Eric W. Hirschmann , Douglas M. Eardley

In spherical symmetry compelling numerical evidence suggests that in general relativity solutions near the threshold of black hole formation exhibit critical behavior. One aspect of this is that threshold solutions themselves are…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-02-17 Isabel Suárez Fernández , Rodrigo Vicente , David Hilditch

We study the gravitational collapse of an inhomogeneous scalar field with quantum gravity corrections associated with singularity avoidance. Numerical simulations indicate that there is critical behaviour at the onset of black hole…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-06-30 Viqar Husain

We solve the coupled Einstein-Vlasov system in spherical symmetry using direct numerical integration of the Vlasov equation in phase space. Focusing on the case of massless particles we study critical phenomena in the model, finding strong…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-11-26 Arman Akbarian , Matthew W. Choptuik

A spherically symmetric collapsing scalar field model is discussed with a dissipative fluid which includes a heat flux. This vastly general matter distribution is analyzed at the expense of a high degree of symmetry in the space-time, that…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-01-17 Narayan Banerjee , Soumya Chakrabarti

New exact vacuum solutions with various singularities in the plane-symmetric spacetime are shown, and they are applied to the analysis of inhomogeneous cosmological models and colliding gravitational waves. One of the singularities can be…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 Kenji Tomita

We present a general form for the solution of an expanding general-relativistic Friedmann universe that encounters a singularity at finite future time. The singularity occurs in the material pressure and acceleration whilst the scale…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-10 John D. Barrow

We hereby show that the Kasner spacetime turns out to be singularity-free in Einstein's conformal gravity in vacuum or in presence of matter. Such a statement is based on the regularity of the curvature invariants and on the geodesic…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-06-24 Leonardo Modesto , Hui-Yu Zhu , Jun-Yan Zhang

This paper is devoted to study the charged perfect fluid cylindrical gravitational collapse. For this purpose, we find a new analytical solution of the field equations for non-static cylindrically symmetric spacetime. We discuss physical…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-05-30 Muhammad Sharif , Ghulam Abbas

In general relativity, the Einstein equations provide spherically symmetric static spacetimes with dynamics defined as an evolution along the radial coordinate $r$. The geometrical sector becomes a one-dimensional mechanical system, with…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-11-03 Etera R. Livine , Yuki Yokokura

We consider a spherically symmetric homogeneous perfect fluid undergoing a gravitational collapse to singularity in the framework of higher-dimensional Rastall gravity in the cases of vanishing and nonvanishing cosmological constants. The…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-04-08 Golfin Ekatria , Andy Octavian Latief , Fiki Taufik Akbar , Bobby Eka Gunara

We show that a general solution of the Einstein equations that describes approach to an inhomogeneous and anisotropic sudden spacetime singularity does not experience geodesic incompleteness. This generalises the result established for…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2013-09-11 John D. Barrow , S. Cotsakis

General relativity predicts its own demise at singularities, but also appears to conveniently shield itself from the catastrophic consequences of such singularities, making them safe. For instance, if strong cosmic censorship were…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-08-12 Julio Arrechea , Carlos Barceló , Valentin Boyanov , Luis J. Garay

With the arrival of the era of gravitational wave astronomy, the strong gravitational field regime will be explored soon in various aspects. In this article, we provide a general review over cylindrical systems in Einstein's theory of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-05-13 K. Bronnikov , N. O. Santos , Anzhong Wang

We study an analytical solution to the Einstein's equations in 2+1-dimensions, representing the self-similar collapse of a circularly symmetric, minimally coupled, massless, scalar field. Depending on the value of certain parameters, this…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 G. Oliveira-Neto

The present work investigates the gravitational collapse of a perfect fluid in $f(R)$ gravity models. For a general $f(R)$ theory, it is shown analytically that a collapse is quite possible. The singularity formed as a result of the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-03-30 Soumya Chakrabarti , Narayan Banerjee

We study critical behavior in gravitational collapse of a general spherically symmetric Yang-Mills field coupled to the Einstein equations. Unlike the magnetic ansatz used in previous numerical work, the general Yang-Mills connection has…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2018-03-21 Maciej Maliborski , Oliver Rinne

Critical collapse is a well-studied subject for a variety of self-gravitating matter. One of the most intensively examined models is that of perfect fluids, which have been used extensively to describe compact objects such as stars, as well…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-09-10 Jorge V. Rocha , Diogo L. F. G. Silva

We study here the structure of singularity forming in gravitational collapse of spherically symmetric inhomogeneous dust. Such a collapse is described by the Tolman-Bondi-Lema{\^i}tre metric, which is a two-parameter family of solutions to…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 S. Jhingan , P. S. Joshi

It is shown, for the self-consistent system of scalar, electro-magnetic and gravitational fields in general relativity, that the equations of motion admit a special kind of solutions with spherical or cylindrical symmetry. For these…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 Yu. P. Rybakov , B. Saha , G. N. Shikin