Some remarks on the naked singularity phenomenon

Authors

  • Vitalii D. Vertogradov Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33910/2687-153X-2020-1-1-20-29

Keywords:

gravitational collapse, naked singularity, strength of singularity, black hole, Vaidya spacetime

Abstract

This paper describes a naked singularity phenomenon. The study presents necessary definitions and methods for dealing with this effect. Moreover, the article gives two explicit examples of the naked singularity formation.

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27.03.2020

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2020)

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Theoretical Physics

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