Spherically symmetric inhomogeneous dust collapse in higher dimensional space-time and cosmic censorship hypothesis

Authors
Patil, KD Ghate, SH Saraykar, RV
Citation
Kd. Patil et al., Spherically symmetric inhomogeneous dust collapse in higher dimensional space-time and cosmic censorship hypothesis, PRAMANA-J P, 56(4), 2001, pp. 503-511
Citations number
45
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PRAMANA-JOURNAL OF PHYSICS
ISSN journal
03044289 → ACNP
Volume
56
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
503 - 511
Database
ISI
SICI code
0304-4289(200104)56:4<503:SSIDCI>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
We consider a. collapsing spherically symmetric inhomogeneous dust cloud in higher dimensional space-time. We show that the central singularity of col lapse can be a strong curvature or a weak curvature naked singularity depen ding on the initial density distribution.