# Self-similar scalar field collapse

## TL;DR

This paper investigates spherically symmetric scalar field collapse with dissipative fluids, analyzing conditions leading to black holes or naked singularities through self-similar and conformally flat models.

## Contribution

It introduces a highly symmetric, self-similar scalar field collapse model with dissipative fluids, exploring outcomes like black hole or naked singularity formation.

## Key findings

- Collapse can lead to curvature singularities.
- Outcome depends on initial profiles.
- Models include black holes and naked singularities.

## Abstract

A spherically symmetric collapsing scalar field model is discussed with a dissipative fluid which includes a heat flux. This vastly general matter distribution is analyzed at the expense of a high degree of symmetry in the space-time, that of conformal flatness and self-similarity. Indeed collapsing models terminating into a curvature singularity can be obtained. The formation of black holes or the occurrence of naked singularities depends on the initial collapsing profiles.