The story of collapsing stars : black holes, naked singularities, and the cosmic play of quantum gravity /
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Our universe (Microcosm, macrocosm, and forces of Nature ; The role of gravity ; Dynamical evolution in the universe ; Black holes, singularities, and quantum gravity ; Our trajectory)
- 2. The fabric of spacetime (The force of gravity ; Spacetime continuum ; Einstein's Theory of Relativity ; Physical implications ; Local and global aspects ; Spacetime foam)
- 3. Black holes (Life of a star ; Collapse of massive stars ; A black hole is born ; Gravitational collapse ; The debate on horizon and singularity ; Black hole physics)
- 4. Singularities (The existence ; Can we avoid singularities? ; Causality violations ; Energy conditions and trapped surfaces ; Fundamental challenges)
- 5. Cosmic censorship (What is a naked singularity? ; Censoring the cosmos ; Inhomogeneous dust collapse ; The genericity aspects)
- 6. Naked singularities (Collapsing a massive star ; Gravitational collapse studies ; Non-spherical collapse ; Numerical simulations ; Event-like and object-like singularities ; Collapse scenarios ; Why a naked singularity forms ; Observational aspects and quantum gravity)
- 7. Cosmic conundrums (Can we reformulate the censorship? ; Are naked singularities stable and generic? ; Structure of naked singularities ; Questions on collapse and singularities)
- 8. Is our universe predictable? (Predictability defined ; Is relativity a predictable theory ? ; Singularities and predictability ; Rabbits popping out of a hat? ; Restoring the predictability)
- 9. A lab for quantum gravity (The quest for quantum gravity ; Need for observational data ; Singularity resolution in quantum gravity ; Naked singularity and quantum gravity ; Quantum stars?)
- 10. The frontiers (Observational frontiers ; Testing censorship using astronomical observations ; Super-Kerr geometries ; Observable signatures of naked singularities ; Distinguishing black holes and naked singularities ; Shockwaves near a singularity? ; Black hole paradoxes ; Infall into a black hole versus naked singularity ; Emerging perspective)