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Canonical theory of spherically symmetric spacetimes with cross-streaming null dusts

Bičák, J.; Hájíček, P.

Phys. Rev. D 68(0), 104016 (2003)

arXiv:gr-qc/0308013 ↗ link ↗

Abstract

The Hamiltonian dynamics of two-component spherically symmetric null dust is studied with regard to the quantum theory of gravitational collapse. The components—the ingoing and outgoing dusts—are assumed to interact only through gravitation. Different kinds of singularities, naked or “clothed,” which can form during collapse processes are described. The general canonical formulation of the one-component null-dust dynamics by Bičák and Kuchař is restricted to the spherically symmetric case and used to construct an action for the two components. The transformation from a metric variable to the quasilocal mass is shown to simplify the mathematics. The action is reduced by a choice of gauge and the corresponding true Hamiltonian is written down. Asymptotic coordinates and energy densities of dust shells are shown to form a complete set of Dirac observables. The action of the asymptotic time translation on the observables is defined but it has been calculated explicitly only in the case of one-component dust (Vaidya metric).

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@article{UTF228,
  author        = {Bičák, J. and Hájíček, P.},
  title         = {{Canonical theory of spherically symmetric spacetimes with cross-streaming null dusts}},
  journal       = {Phys. Rev. D},
  volume        = {68},
  number        = {0},
  pages         = {104016},
  year          = {2003},
  eprint        = {gr-qc/0308013},
  archivePrefix = {arXiv},
  url           = {http://prola.aps.org/abstract/PRD/v68/i10/e104016},
}