scholarly journals RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN GRAVITATIONAL COLLAPSE AND SPACETIME SINGULARITIES

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (14) ◽  
pp. 2641-2729 ◽  
Author(s):  
PANKAJ S. JOSHI ◽  
DANIELE MALAFARINA
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Black Hole ◽  
Gravitational Collapse ◽  
Spacetime Singularities ◽  
Black Hole Physics ◽  
Naked Singularity ◽  
Theory Of Relativity ◽  
Quantum Theories ◽  
Naked Singularities ◽  
Astrophysical Objects

It is now known that when a massive star collapses under the force of its own gravity, the final fate of such a continual gravitational collapse will be either a black hole or a naked singularity under a wide variety of physically reasonable circumstances within the framework of general theory of relativity. The research of recent years has provided considerable clarity and insight on stellar collapse, black holes and the nature and structure of spacetime singularities. We discuss several of these developments here. There are also important fundamental questions that remain unanswered on the final fate of collapse of a massive matter cloud in gravitation theory, especially on naked singularities which are hypothetical astrophysical objects and on the nature of cosmic censorship hypothesis. These issues have key implications for our understanding on black hole physics today, its astrophysical applications, and for certain basic questions in cosmology and possible quantum theories of gravity. We consider these issues here and summarize recent results and current progress in these directions. The emerging astrophysical and observational perspectives and implications are discussed, with particular reference to the properties of accretion disks around black holes and naked singularities, which may provide characteristic signatures and could help distinguish these objects.

scholarly journals GENERICITY ASPECTS IN GRAVITATIONAL COLLAPSE TO BLACK HOLES AND NAKED SINGULARITIES

2012 ◽  
Vol 21 (08) ◽  
pp. 1250066 ◽  
Author(s):  
PANKAJ S. JOSHI ◽  
DANIELE MALAFARINA ◽  
RAVINDRA V. SARAYKAR
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Initial Data ◽  
Gravitational Collapse ◽  
Naked Singularity ◽  
Matter Field ◽  
Einstein Equations ◽  
Type I ◽  
Naked Singularities ◽  
Physical Conditions ◽  
Perfect Fluids

Here we investigate the genericity and stability aspects for naked singularities and black holes that arise as the final states for a complete gravitational collapse of a spherical massive matter cloud. The form of the matter considered is a general Type I matter field, which includes most of the physically reasonable matter fields such as dust, perfect fluids and such other physically interesting forms of matter widely used in gravitation theory. Here, we first study in some detail the effects of small pressure perturbations in an otherwise pressure-free collapse scenario, and examine how a collapse evolution that was going to the black hole endstate would be modified and go to a naked singularity, once small pressures are introduced in the initial data. This allows us to understand the distribution of black holes and naked singularities in the initial data space. Collapse is examined in terms of the evolutions allowed by Einstein equations, under suitable physical conditions and as evolving from a regular initial data. We then show that both black holes and naked singularities are generic outcomes of a complete collapse, when genericity is defined in a suitable sense in an appropriate space.

scholarly journals NONSTATIC CHARGED BTZ-LIKE BLACK HOLES IN N+1 DIMENSIONS

2012 ◽  
Vol 21 (03) ◽  
pp. 1250022 ◽  
Author(s):  
SUSHANT G. GHOSH
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Black Hole ◽  
Gravitational Collapse ◽  
Naked Singularity ◽  
De Sitter Spacetime ◽  
De Sitter ◽  
Btz Black Hole ◽  
Sitter Spacetime ◽  
Apparent Horizons ◽  
Sitter Background

We find an exact nonstatic charged BTZ-like solutions, in (N+1)-dimensional Einstein gravity in the presence of negative cosmological constant and a nonlinear Maxwell field defined by a power s of the Maxwell invariant, which describes the gravitational collapse of charged null fluid in an anti-de Sitter background. Considering the situation that a charged null fluid injects into the initially an anti-de Sitter spacetime, we show that a black hole form rather than a naked singularity, irrespective of spacetime dimensions, from gravitational collapse in accordance with cosmic censorship conjecture. The structure and locations of the apparent horizons of the black holes are also determined. It is interesting to see that, in the static limit and when N = 2, one can retrieve 2+1 BTZ black hole solutions.

scholarly journals The Fundamental Roles of the de Sitter Vacuum

Universe ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (8) ◽  
pp. 101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irina Dymnikova
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Black Hole ◽  
Wide Class ◽  
Particle Physics ◽  
Black Hole Physics ◽  
Higgs Mechanism ◽  
Accelerated Expansion ◽  
De Sitter ◽  
Naked Singularities ◽  
De Sitter Vacuum

We overview the fundamental roles of the de Sitter vacuum in cosmology where it is responsible for powering the early inflationary stage(s) and the present accelerated expansion, in black hole physics where it provides the existence of a wide class of regular black holes and self-gravitating solitons replacing naked singularities, and in particle physics where it ensures the intrinsic relation of the Higgs mechanism with gravity and spacetime symmetry breaking.

scholarly journals The thermodynamic theory of black holes

1977 ◽  
Vol 353 (1675) ◽  
pp. 499-521 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Black Hole ◽  
Energy Momentum Tensor ◽  
Heat Bath ◽  
Naked Singularity ◽  
Momentum Tensor ◽  
Thermodynamic Theory ◽  
Model Systems ◽  
Quantum Energy ◽  
Third Law Of Thermodynamics

The thermodynamic theory underlying black hole processes is developed in detail and applied to model systems. I t is found that Kerr-Newman black holes undergo a phase transition at a = 0.68 M or Q = 0.86 M , where the heat capacity has an infinite discontinuity. Above the transition values the specific heat is positive, permitting isothermal equilibrium with a surrounding heat bath. Simple processes and stability criteria for various black hole situations are investigated. The limits for entropieally favoured black hole formation are found. The Nernst conditions for the third law of thermodynamics are not satisfied fully for black holes. There is no obvious thermodynamic reason why a black hole may not be cooled down below absolute zero and converted into a naked singularity. Quantum energy-momentum tensor calculations for uncharged black holes are extended to the Reissner-Nordstrom case, and found to be fully consistent with the thermodynamic picture for Q < M . For Q > M the model predicts that ‘naked’ collapse also produces radiation, with such intensity that the collapsing matter is entirely evaporated away before a naked singularity can form.

scholarly journals Improved dynamics and gravitational collapse of tachyon field coupled with a barotropic fluid

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (03) ◽  
pp. 1550025 ◽  
Author(s):  
João Marto ◽  
Yaser Tavakoli ◽  
Paulo Vargas Moniz
Keyword(s):  
Black Hole ◽  
Gravitational Collapse ◽  
Classical Model ◽  
Saddle Points ◽  
Tachyon Field ◽  
Naked Singularities ◽  
Barotropic Fluid ◽  
Gravity Effects ◽  
Present Context ◽  
General Relativistic

We consider a spherically symmetric gravitational collapse of a tachyon field with an inverse square potential, which is coupled with a barotropic fluid. By employing an holonomy correction imported from loop quantum cosmology (LQC), we analyze the dynamics of the collapse within a semiclassical description. Using a dynamical system approach, we find that the stable fixed points given by the standard general relativistic setting turn into saddle points in the present context. This provides a new dynamics in contrast to the black hole and naked singularities solutions appearing in the classical model. Our results suggest that classical singularities can be avoided by quantum gravity effects and are replaced by a bounce. By a thorough numerical studies we show that, depending on the barotropic parameter γ, there exists a class of solutions corresponding to either a fluid or a tachyon dominated regimes. Furthermore, for the case γ ~ 1, we find an interesting tracking behavior between the tachyon and the fluid leading to a dust-like collapse. In addition, we show that, there exists a threshold scale which determines when an outward energy flux emerges, as a nonsingular black hole is forming, at the corresponding collapse final stages.

Frontiers of Quantum Black Holes

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (11) ◽  
pp. 10-16
Author(s):  
Wontae KIM ◽  
Mu-In PARK
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
General Relativity ◽  
Black Hole ◽  
Direct Detection ◽  
Occupation Number ◽  
Theory Of Relativity ◽  
General Theory Of Relativity ◽  
Quantum Radiation ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
Massless Quantum

A black hole is a theoretical prediction of Einstein’s general theory of relativity, differently from Newtonian gravity, which is a non-relativistic gravity. In recent few years, its direct detection via gravitational waves and other multi-messenger observations have made it possible to test the prediction and hence its associated general relativity. From purely theoretical points of view, general relativity cannot be a complete description due to its not being compatible with quantum mechanics, which is a successful description of microscopic objects. In this article, we introduce the conceptional development of quantum-gravity theories and give brief sketches of fundamental problems in quantum black holes. As an interesting model of quantum black holes, we consider a collapsing shell of matter to form a Hayward black hole and investigate semiclassically quantum radiation from the shell. By using the Israel’s formulation and the functional Schrödinger formulation for massless quantum radiation, we find that the Hawking temperature can be deduced from the occupation number of excited states when the shell approaches its own horizon.

scholarly journals Ten shades of black

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (12) ◽  
pp. 1544007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahar Hod
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Black Hole ◽  
Radiation Spectrum ◽  
Black Hole Physics ◽  
Black Body ◽  
Black Hole Radiation ◽  
Dimensional Spacetime ◽  
Opposite Behavior ◽  
Curvature Potential ◽  
Energy Dependent

The holographic principle has taught us that, as far as their entropy content is concerned, black holes in (3 + 1)-dimensional curved spacetimes behave as ordinary thermodynamic systems in flat (2 + 1)-dimensional spacetimes. In this paper, we point out that the opposite behavior can also be observed in black-hole physics. To show this we study the quantum Hawking evaporation of near-extremal Reissner–Nordström (RN) black holes. We first point out that the black-hole radiation spectrum departs from the familiar radiation spectrum of genuine (3 + 1)-dimensional perfect black-body emitters. In particular, the would be black-body thermal spectrum is distorted by the curvature potential which surrounds the black-hole and effectively blocks the emission of low-energy quanta. Taking into account the energy-dependent gray-body factors which quantify the imprint of passage of the emitted radiation quanta through the black-hole curvature potential, we reveal that the (3 + 1)-dimensional black holes effectively behave as perfect black-body emitters in a flat (9 + 1)-dimensional spacetime.

2. Navigating through spacetime

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine Blundell
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Black Hole ◽  
Event Horizon ◽  
Light Cone ◽  
Mathematical Language ◽  
Theory Of Relativity ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
Physical Universe

Mathematics is the perfect language needed for describing how the theory of relativity applies to the physical Universe and all of spacetime, and that description includes the strange behaviour that occurs near black holes. ‘Navigating through spacetime’ explains some of the complicated mathematical language using spacetime diagrams. It describes world-lines—the path left behind as an object journeys through spacetime—and light cones. Black holes profoundly affect the orientations of the light cones. As a particle approaches a black hole, its future light cone tilts more and more towards the black hole. When the particle crosses the event horizon, all of its possible future trajectories end inside the black hole.

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