The Birth of a Ghost Star
We present a model of an evolving spherically symmetric dissipative self-gravitating fluid distribution which tends asymptotically to a ghost star, meaning that the end state of such a system corresponds to a static fluid distribution with a vanishing total mass and an energy density distribution wh...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2025-04-01
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| Series: | Entropy |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/27/4/412 |
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| Summary: | We present a model of an evolving spherically symmetric dissipative self-gravitating fluid distribution which tends asymptotically to a ghost star, meaning that the end state of such a system corresponds to a static fluid distribution with a vanishing total mass and an energy density distribution which is negative in some regions of the fluid. The model was inspired by a solution representing a fluid evolving quasi-homologously and with a vanishing complexity factor. However, in order to satisfy the asymptotic behavior mentioned above, the starting solution had to be modified, as a consequence of which the resulting model only satisfies the two previously mentioned conditions asymptotically. Additionally, a condition on the variation in the infinitesimal proper radial distance between two neighboring points per unit of proper time was imposed, which implies the presence of a cavity surrounding the center. Putting together all these conditions, we were able to obtain an analytical model depicting the emergence of a ghost star. Some potential observational consequences of this phenomenon are briefly discussed in the last section. |
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| ISSN: | 1099-4300 |