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Condensates In The Cosmos: Quantum Stabilization Of The Collapse Of Relativistic Degenerate Stars To Black Holes [Post-Print], Mark P. Silverman
Condensates In The Cosmos: Quantum Stabilization Of The Collapse Of Relativistic Degenerate Stars To Black Holes [Post-Print], Mark P. Silverman
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According to prevailing theory, relativistic degenerate stars with masses beyond the Chandrasekhar and Oppenheimer–Volkoff (OV) limits cannot achieve hydrostatic equilibrium through either electron or neutron degeneracy pressure and must collapse to form stellar black holes. In such end states, all matter and energy within the Schwarzschild horizon descend into a central singularity. Avoidance of this fate is a hoped-for outcome of the quantization of gravity, an as-yet incomplete undertaking. Recent studies, however, suggest the possibility that known quantum processes may intervene to arrest complete collapse, thereby leading to equilibrium states of macroscopic size and finite density. I describe here one …