Oppenheimer–Snyder model

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The Oppenheimer–Snyder model is a pioneering theoretical description of gravitational collapse in general relativity, providing one of the first rigorous treatments of how a massive star can form a black hole.


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instanceOf cosmological collapse solution
gravitational collapse model
solution in general relativity
theoretical model
assumes dust equation of state
homogeneous matter distribution
no charge
no rotation
pressureless matter
spherical symmetry
describes collapse of a massive star
collapse of a pressureless dust sphere
formation of a black hole
gravitational collapse
field astrophysics
general relativity
relativistic astrophysics
influenced later work on realistic stellar collapse models
introducedBy Hartland Snyder
J. Robert Oppenheimer
involves Schwarzschild coordinates for the exterior
comoving coordinates for the interior
matching conditions at the stellar surface
isConsidered one of the first rigorous treatments of black hole formation
pioneering description of gravitational collapse
isExampleOf exact solution of Einstein field equations
idealized collapse model
language English
matches interior FLRW solution to exterior Schwarzschild solution
neglects pressure forces
radiation emission
rotation of the collapsing star
paperTitle On Continued Gravitational Contraction
predicts finite proper time to collapse for comoving observers
formation of a singularity
formation of an event horizon
gravitational time dilation for distant observers
publishedInJournal Physical Review
publishedInYear 1939
relatedTo FLRW cosmological models
Penrose diagrams of gravitational collapse
Schwarzschild black hole
usedFor illustrating causal structure of collapse
pedagogical studies of black hole formation
testing numerical relativity codes
usesMetric Friedmann–Lemaître–Robertson–Walker metric
Schwarzschild metric

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Hartland Snyder ("Oppenheimer–Snyder model of gravitational collapse")
J. Robert Oppenheimer
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Hartland Snyder ("Oppenheimer–Snyder solution in general relativity")
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Oppenheimer–Snyder model ("On Continued Gravitational Contraction")
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