FORMATION OF NAKED SINGULARITIES - THE VIOLATION OF COSMIC CENSORSHIP

被引:247
作者
SHAPIRO, SL
TEUKOLSKY, SA
机构
[1] CORNELL UNIV,DEPT ASTRON,ITHACA,NY 14853
[2] CORNELL UNIV,DEPT PHYS,ITHACA,NY 14853
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.66.994
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
We use a new numerical code to evolve collisionless gas spheroids in full general relativity. In all cases the spheroids collapse to singularities. When the spheroids are sufficiently compact, the singularities are hidden inside black holes. However, when the spheroids are sufficiently large, there are no apparent horizons. These results lend support to the hoop conjecture and appear to demonstrate that naked singularities can form in asymptotically flat spacetimes.
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页码:994 / 997
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