The Total Space-Time of a Point Charge and Its Consequences for Black Holes
| dc.creator | Abrams, Leonard S. | |
| dc.date | 2001-02-12 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T03:25:41Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T03:25:41Z | |
| dc.description | Singularities associated with an incomplete space-time (S) are not uniquely defined until a boundary is attached to it. [The resulting space-time-with-boundary will be termed a "total" space-time (TST).] Since an incomplete space-time is compatible with a variety of boundaries, it follows that S does not represent a unique universe but instead corresponds to a family of universes, one for each of the distinct TSTs. It is shown here that the boundary attached to the Reissner-Nordstrom space-time for a point charge is invalid for q^2 < m^2. When the correct boundary is used, the resulting TST is inextendible. This implies that the Graves-Brill black hole cannot be produced by gravitational collapse. The same is true of the Kruskal-Fronsdal black hole for the point mass, and for those black holes which reduce to the latter for special values of their parameters. | |
| dc.description | 16 pages | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0102054 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0102054 | |
| dc.identifier | Int.J.Theor.Phys. 35 (1996) 2661-2677 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/33806 | |
| dc.subject | General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology | |
| dc.title | The Total Space-Time of a Point Charge and Its Consequences for Black Holes | |
| dc.type | text |