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Instability of black hole formation in gravitational collapse

Pankaj S. Joshi* and Daniele Malafarina

  • Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400005, India

  • *psj@tifr.res.in
  • daniele.malafarina@polimi.it

Phys. Rev. D 83, 024009 – Published 10 January, 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.83.024009

Abstract

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.

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