Gravitational collapse, black holes and naked singularities

Authors
Citation
Tp. Singh, Gravitational collapse, black holes and naked singularities, J ASTROPHYS, 20(3-4), 1999, pp. 221-232
Citations number
38
Language
INGLESE
art.tipo
Article
Categorie Soggetti
Space Sciences
Journal title
JOURNAL OF ASTROPHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
ISSN journal
0250-6335 → ACNP
Volume
20
Issue
3-4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
221 - 232
Database
ISI
SICI code
0250-6335(199912)20:3-4<221:GCBHAN>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
This article gives an elementary review of gravitational collapse and the c osmic censorship hypothesis. Known models of collapse resulting in the form ation of black holes and naked singularities are summarized. These models, when taken together, suggest that the censorship hypothesis may not hold in classical general relativity. The nature of the quantum processes that tak e place near a naked singularity, and their possible implication for observ ations, is briefly discussed.