Gravitational collapse of a spherical star with heat flow as a possible energy mechanism of gamma-ray bursts

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

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4 pages, 2 figures, to appear in Commun. Theor. Phys

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10.1088/0253-6102/50/1/52

We investigate the gravitational collapse of a spherically symmetric, inhomogeneous star, which is described by a perfect fluid with heat flow and satisfies the equation of state $p=\rho/3$ at its center. In the process of the gravitational collapsing, the energy of the whole star is emitted into space. And the remaining spacetime is a Minkowski one without a remnant at the end of the process. For a star with a solar mass and solar radius, the total energy emitted is at the order of $10^{54}$ {\rm erg}, and the time-scale of the process is about $8s$. These are in the typical values for a gamma-ray burst. Thus, we suggest the gravitational collapse of a spherical star with heat flow as a possible energy mechanism of gamma-ray bursts.

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