Does the principle of equivalence prohibit trapped surfaces from forming in the general relativistic collapse process?

Foundations of Physics Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 143-161

  Leiter, Darryl ^a   Robertson, Stanley ^b  

^a FSTC   (United States)

^b SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Black holes; Event horizons; General relativity; Trapped surfaces

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038801424     PISSN: 08949875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024170711427     Document Type: Review

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