Gravitational collapse of spherically symmetric plasmas in Einstein-Maxwell spacetimes
- Centre for Stellar and Planetary Astrophysics School of Mathematical Sciences, Monash University, Wellington Rd., Melbourne 3800 (Australia)
We utilize a recent formulation of a spherically symmetric spacetime endowed with a general decomposition of the energy-momentum tensor [Phys. Rev. D 75, 024031 (2007)] to derive equations governing spherically symmetric distributions of electromagnetic matter. We show the system reduces to the Reissner-Nordstrom spacetime in general, spherically symmetric coordinates in the vacuum limit. Furthermore, we show reduction to the charged Vaidya spacetime in non-null coordinates when certain equations of states are chosen. A model of gravitational collapse is discussed whereby a charged fluid resides within a boundary of finite radial extent on the initial hypersurface, and is allowed to radiate charged particles. Our formalism allows for the discussion of all regions in this model without the need for complicated matching schemes at the interfaces between successive regions. As further examples we consider the collapse of a thin shell of charged matter onto a Reissner-Nordstrom black hole. Finally, we reduce the entire system of equations to the static case such that we have the equations for hydrostatic equilibrium of a charged fluid.
- OSTI ID:
- 20935259
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Vol. 75, Issue 10; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.75.104010; (c) 2007 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0556-2821
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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