Naked Singularities, Thin Shells, and the Reissner-Nordström Metric

David G. Boulware
Phys. Rev. D 8, 2363 – Published 15 October 1973
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Abstract

The time development of a thin charged shell is studied and it is shown that it can collapse to form a naked singularity if, and only if, the matter energy density of the shell is negative.

  • Received 7 June 1973

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.8.2363

©1973 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

David G. Boulware*

  • Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195 and Department of Physics, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts 02154

  • *Work supported in part by the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission.

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Vol. 8, Iss. 8 — 15 October 1973

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