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Naked singularities in higher dimensional Vaidya space-times

Journal Article · · Physical Review D
We investigate the end state of the gravitational collapse of a null fluid in higher-dimensional space-times. Both naked singularities and black holes are shown to be developing as the final outcome of the collapse. The naked singularity spectrum in a collapsing Vaidya region (4D) gets covered with the increase in dimensions and hence higher dimensions favor a black hole in comparison to a naked singularity. The cosmic censorship conjecture will be fully respected for a space of infinite dimension.
Sponsoring Organization:
(US)
OSTI ID:
40230620
Journal Information:
Physical Review D, Journal Name: Physical Review D Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 64; ISSN 0556-2821
Publisher:
The American Physical Society
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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