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Title: Instability of black hole formation in gravitational collapse

Journal Article · · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
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  1. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400005 (India)

We consider here the classic scenario given by Oppenheimer, Snyder, and Datt, for the gravitational collapse of a massive matter cloud, and examine its stability under the introduction of small tangential stresses. We show, by offering an explicit class of physically valid tangential stress perturbations, that an introduction of tangential pressure, however small, can qualitatively change the final fate of collapse from a black hole final state to a naked singularity. This shows instability of black hole formation in collapse and sheds important light on the nature of cosmic censorship hypothesis and its possible formulations. The key effect of these perturbations is to alter the trapped surface formation pattern within the collapsing cloud and the apparent horizon structure. This allows the singularity to be visible, and implications are discussed.

OSTI ID:
21503956
Journal Information:
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Vol. 83, Issue 2; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.83.024009; (c) 2011 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 0556-2821
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English