Gravitational collapse of a Hagedorn fluid in Vaidya geometry

The gravitational collapse of a high-density null charged matter fluid, satisfying the Hagedorn equation of state, is considered in the framework of the Vaidya geometry. The general solution of the gravitational field equations can be obtained in an exact parametric form. The conditions for the formation of a naked singularity, as a result of the collapse of the compact object, are also investigated. For an appropriate choice of the arbitrary integration functions the null radial outgoing geodesic, originating from the shell focussing central singularity, admits one or more positive roots. Hence a collapsing Hagedorn fluid could end either as a black hole, or as a naked singularity. A possible astrophysical application of the model, to describe the energy source of gamma-ray bursts, is also considered.Comment: 14 pages, 2 figures, to appear in Phys. Rev.

Space-time inhomogeneity, anisotropy and gravitational collapse

We investigate the evolution of non-adiabatic collapse of a shear-free spherically symmetric stellar configuration with anisotropic stresses accompanied with radial heat flux. The collapse begins from a curvature singularity with infinite mass and size on an inhomogeneous space-time background. The collapse is found to proceed without formation of an even horizon to singularity when the collapsing configuration radiates all its mass energy. The impact of inhomogeneity on various parameters of the collapsing stellar configuration is examined in some specific space-time backgrounds.Comment: To appear in Gen. Relativ. Gra

Collapsing shear-free perfect fluid spheres with heat flow

A global view is given upon the study of collapsing shear-free perfect fluid spheres with heat flow. We apply a compact formalism, which simplifies the isotropy condition and the condition for conformal flatness. This formalism also presents the simplest possible version of the main junction condition, demonstrated explicitly for conformally flat and geodesic solutions. It gives the right functions to disentangle this condition into well known differential equations like those of Abel, Riccati, Bernoulli and the linear one. It yields an alternative derivation of the general solution with functionally dependent metric components. We bring together the results for static and time- dependent models to describe six generating functions of the general solution to the isotropy equation. Their common features and relations between them are elucidated. A general formula for separable solutions is given, incorporating collapse to a black hole or to a naked singularity.Comment: 26 page

On a Preliminary Group Classification of a Quasilinear Hyperbolic Equation

Abstract unavailable at this time... Mathematics Subject Classification (2000): 35L70, 70G65. Key words: Quasilinear hyperbolic equation, symmetries, partial differential equations. Quaestiones Mathematicae 27(2004), 195-206

New exact solutions and conservation laws of a class of Kuramoto Sivashinsky (KS) equations

Lie symmetry method is used to perform detailed analysis on a class of KS equations. It is shown that the Lie algebra of the equation spanned by the vector elds of dilations in time and space are lost as a result of the linearity of the equation when n = 1. Symmetry reductions are carried out using each member of the optimal system. The reduced equations are further studied to obtain certain general solutions. Moreover, the conserved vectors are obtained through the application of Noether's theorem.Mathematics Subject Classication (2010): 70G65, 76M60, 35B06, 70S10.Key words: Lie Symmetries, extended-tanh method, exact solutions, conservation laws