Does a cosmic censor exist

Journal Article · Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1984 · Found. Phys.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01882488· OSTI ID:6258673

Israel, W

A distinction is drawn between the event horizon conjecture (EHC), the conjecture that an event horizon forms in a gravitational collapse, and cosmic censorship, the idea that every singularity which develops in the course of collapse must be enclosed within a horizon. It is argued that a body of circumstantial evidence seems to favor EHC, but cosmic censorship seems contraindicated.

• Research Organization: Theoretical Physics Institute, Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2J1
• OSTI ID: 6258673
• Journal Information: Found. Phys.; (United States), Vol. 14:11
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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