Gravitational Waves, Gamma Ray Bursts, and Black Stars

TL;DR

This paper discusses black stars, a type of collapsing star near black hole formation, and explores their mergers producing gravitational waves and gamma ray bursts, with implications for quantum gravity.

Contribution

It introduces the concept of black stars and links their mergers to recent gravitational wave and gamma ray observations, offering new insights into black hole physics.

Findings

Black star mergers produce detectable gravitational waves.

Such mergers may explain observed gamma ray bursts.

Implications for quantum gravity and black hole nature.

Abstract

Stars that are collapsing toward forming a black hole but appear frozen near their Schwarzschild horizon are termed "black stars". The collision of two black stars leads to gravitational radiation during the merging phase followed by a delayed gamma ray burst during coalescence. The recent observation of gravitational waves by LIGO, followed by a possible gamma ray counterpart by Fermi, suggests that the source may have been a merger of two black stars with profound implications for quantum gravity and the nature of black holes.