The state space and physical interpretation of self-similar spherically symmetric perfect-fluid models

Details The state space and physical interpretation of self-similar spherically symmetric perfect-fluid models The state space and physical interpretation of self-similar spherically symmetric perfect-fluid models

1999-02-23

arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9902070v3

Class.Quant.Grav.18:303-324,2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

24 pages, 12 figures

Scientific paper

10.1088/0264-9381/18/2/309

The purpose of this paper is to further investigate the solution space of self-similar spherically symmetric perfect-fluid models and gain deeper understanding of the physical aspects of these solutions. We achieve this by combining the state space description of the homothetic approach with the use of the physically interesting quantities arising in the comoving approach. We focus on three types of models. First, we consider models that are natural inhomogeneous generalizations of the Friedmann Universe; such models are asymptotically Friedmann in their past and evolve fluctuations in the energy density at later times. Second, we consider so-called quasi-static models. This class includes models that undergo self-similar gravitational collapse and is important for studying the formation of naked singularities. If naked singularities do form, they have profound implications for the predictability of general relativity as a theory. Third, we consider a new class of asymptotically Minkowski self-similar spacetimes, emphasizing that some of them are associated with the self-similar solutions associated with the critical behaviour observed in recent gravitational collapse calculations.

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