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Dynamical Evolution of an Unstable Gravastar with Zero Mass
Using the conventional gravastar model, that is, an object constituted by two
components where one of them is a massive infinitely thin shell and the other
one is a de Sitter interior spacetime, we physically interpret a solution
characterized by a zero Schwarzschild mass. No stable gravastar is formed and
it collapses without forming an event horizon, originating what we call a
massive non-gravitational object. The most surprise here is that the collapse
occurs with an exterior de Sitter vacuum spacetime. This creates an object
which does not interact gravitationally with an outside test particle and it
may evolve to a point-like topological defect.Comment: 8 pages, 10 figures, to appear in Astrophysics and Space Scienc
Flag-Dipole Spinor Fields in ESK Gravities
We consider the Riemann-Cartan geometry as a basis for the
Einstein-Sciama-Kibble theory coupled to spinor fields: we focus on and
conformal gravities, regarding the flag-dipole spinor fields, type-(4) spinor
fields under the Lounesto classification. We study such theories in specific
cases given for instance by cosmological scenarios: we find that in such
background the Dirac equation admits solutions that are not Dirac spinor
fields, but in fact the aforementioned flag-dipoles ones. These solutions are
important from a theoretical perspective, as they evince that spinor fields are
not necessarily determined by their dynamics, but also a discussion on their
structural (algebraic) properties must be carried off. Furthermore, the
phenomenological point of view is shown to be also relevant, since for
isotropic Universes they circumvent the question whether spinor fields do
undergo the Cosmological Principle.Comment: 18 pages, improved versio
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