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Model for quantum effects in stellar collapse

Bruno Arderucio-Costa* and William G. Unruh

  • Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, 6224 Agricultural Road, Vancouver BC V6T 1Z1, Canada

  • *arderucio@physics.ubc.ca
  • unruh@physics.ubc.ca

Phys. Rev. D 97, 024005 – Published 8 January, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.97.024005

Abstract

We present a simple model for stellar collapse and evaluate the quantum mechanical stress-energy tensor to argue that quantum effects do not play an important role for the collapse of astrophysical objects.

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