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Physical Processes in Naked Singularity Formation
Gravitational collapse is one of the most fruitful subjects in gravitational
physics. It is well known that singularity formation is inevitable in complete
gravitational collapse. It was conjectured that such a singularity should be
hidden by horizons if it is formed from generic initial data with physically
reasonable matter fields. Many possible counterexamples to this conjecture have
been proposed over the past three decades, although none of them has proved to
be sufficiently generic. In these examples, there appears a singularity that is
not hidden by horizons. This singularity is called a `naked singularity.' The
appearance of a naked singularity represents the formation of an observable
high-curvature, strong-gravity region. In this paper we review examples of
naked singularity formation and recent progress in research of observable
physical processes - gravitational radiation and quantum particle creation -
from a forming naked singularity.Comment: 76 pages, 25 figure file
Perturbed Self-Similar Massless Scalar Field in Spherically Symmetric Spaceimes
In this paper, we investigate the linear perturbations of the spherically
symmetric spacetimes with kinematic self-similarity of the second kind. The
massless scalar field equations are solved which yield the background and an
exact solutions for the perturbed equations. We discuss the boundary conditions
of the resulting perturbed solutions. The possible perturbation modes turn out
to be stable as well as unstable. The analysis leads to the conclusion that
there does not exist any critical solution.Comment: 15 pages, accepted for publication Int. J. Mod. Phys.
Stellar Pulsations excited by a scattered mass
We compute the energy spectra of the gravitational signals emitted when a
mass m is scattered by the gravitational field of a star of mass M >> m. We
show that, unlike black holes in similar processes, the quasi-normal modes of
the star are excited, and that the amount of energy emitted in these modes
depends on how close the exciting mass can get to the star.Comment: 23 pages, 6 figures, RevTe
Perturbative Analysis of Universality and Individuality in Gravitational Waves from Neutron Stars
The universality observed in gravitational wave spectra of non-rotating
neutron stars is analyzed here. We show that the universality in the axial
oscillation mode can be reproduced with a simple stellar model, namely the
centrifugal barrier approximation (CBA), which captures the essence of the
Tolman VII model of compact stars. Through the establishment of scaled
co-ordinate logarithmic perturbation theory (SCLPT), we are able to explain and
quantitatively predict such universal behavior. In addition, quasi-normal modes
of individual neutron stars characterized by different equations of state can
be obtained from those of CBA with SCLPT.Comment: 29 pages, 10 figures, submitted to Astrophysical Journa
Stellar Dynamics and Black Holes
Chandrasekhar's most important contribution to stellar dynamics was the
concept of dynamical friction. I briefly review that work, then discuss some
implications of Chandrasekhar's theory of gravitational encounters for motion
in galactic nuclei.Comment: Talk presented at the "Chandrasekhar Centenary Conference" (2010
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