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On the occurrence of naked singularities in general relativity

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It is shown that spherically symmetric collapse can lead to singularities which arenot hidden within “black holes”.

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  1. I. Institut für Theoretische Physik, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    P. Yodzis, H. -J. Seifert & H. Müller zum Hagen

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  1. P. Yodzis
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Yodzis, P., Seifert, H.J. & Müller zum Hagen, H. On the occurrence of naked singularities in general relativity. Commun.Math. Phys. 34, 135–148 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01646443

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