Can Naked Singularities Yield Gamma Ray Bursts?

TL;DR

This paper explores the possibility that quantum processes near naked singularities could produce gamma-ray bursts, suggesting a potential energy source for these luminous cosmic events.

Contribution

It proposes a theoretical mechanism where quantum effects around a globally naked singularity could generate gamma-ray bursts, addressing a gap in understanding their energy source.

Findings

Quantum processes near naked singularities may produce bursts of energy.

Estimated energy release is on the order of 10^{16} ergs.

Naked singularities could be a plausible source of gamma-ray bursts.

Abstract

Gamma-ray bursts are believed to be the most luminous objects in the Universe. There has been some suggestion that these arise from quantum processes around naked singularities. The main problem with this suggestion is that all known examples of naked singularities are massless and hence there is effectively no source of energy. It is argued that a globally naked singularity coupled with quantum processes operating within a distance of the order of Planck length of the singularity will probably yield energy burst of the order of M_pc^2\approx2\times 10^{16} ergs, where M_p is the Planck mass.