Quasi-spherical gravitational collapse and the role of initial data, anisotropy and inhomogeneity

TL;DR

This paper investigates how initial data, anisotropy, and inhomogeneity influence quasi-spherical gravitational collapse, highlighting their roles in determining the collapse's final state and exploring the effects of linear transformations on initial data.

Contribution

It introduces a linear transformation on initial data and analyzes its impact on the collapse process, providing new insights into the role of anisotropy and inhomogeneity.

Findings

Initial data significantly influence the collapse outcome

Anisotropy and inhomogeneity affect the final state

Linear transformations alter collapse dynamics

Abstract

In this paper, the role of anisotropy and inhomogeneity has been studied in quasi-spherical gravitational collapse. Also the role of initial data has been investigated in characterizing the final state of collapse. Finally, a linear transformation on the initial data set has been presented and its impact has been discussed.