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arxiv: 1112.5318 · v1 · pith:A3524VE4new · submitted 2011-12-22 · 🌀 gr-qc

Some examples of trapped surfaces

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We present some simple pen and paper examples of trapped surfaces in order to help visualising this key concept of the theory of gravitational collapse. We collect these examples from time-symmetric initial data, 2+1 dimensions, collapsing null shells, and the Vaidya solution.

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