Spherically Symmetric Scalar Field Collapse: An Example of the Spacetime Problem of Time

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

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A canonical formalism for spherical symmetry, originally developed by Kucha\v{r} to describe vacuum Schwarzschild black holes, is extended to include a spherically symmetric, massless, scalar field source. By introducing the ADM mass as a canonical coordinate on phase space, one finds that the super-Hamiltonian and supermomentum constraints for the coupled system simplify considerably. Yet, despite this simplification, it is difficult to find a functional time formalism for the theory. First, the configuration variable that played the role of time for the vacuum theory is no longer a spacetime scalar once spherically symmetric matter is coupled to gravity. Second, although it is possible to perform a canonical transformation to a new set of variables in terms of which the super-Hamiltonian and supermomentum constraints can be solved, the new time variable also fails to be a spacetime scalar. As such, our solutions suffer from the so-called {\it spacetime problem of time}. A candidate for a time variable that {\it is} a spacetime scalar is presented. Problems with turning this variable into a canonical coordinate on phase space are discussed.

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