Nature of singularities in gravitational collapse
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We discuss several aspects of cosmic censorship hypothesis. There is evidence both in favor and against the hypothesis. On one hand one can prove that cosmic censorship holds in several special cases and on the other hand there is a number of special solutions of Einstein equations in which it is violated. One way to resolve cosmic censorship problem is to test it observationally. We point out to several possibilities of such tests using present and future instruments.
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Gravitational collapse and spacetime singularities
The nature of gravitational collapse was the subject of debate and controversy for much of the last century. During the 1960’s and 1970’s our understanding of general relativity consolidated and culminated in our modern understanding of black holes and spacetime singularities. Since then, there has been significant advances in understanding the dynamics of gravitational collapse and the nature ...
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