Masses of radiation pressure supported stars in extreme relativistic realm
Abstract
We discuss that in the extreme relativistic limit, i.e., when z ≫ 1, where z is the surface gravitational redshift, there could be radiation pressure supported and dominated stars with arbitrary gravitational mass, high or low. Such objects are called Eternally Collapsing Objects (ECOs). ECOs are practically as compact as Schwarzschild black holes (BH) and, observationally, are likely to be mistaken as BHs. Further since any object undergoing continued collapse must first become an ECO before becoming a true BH state characterized by M = 0, the observed BH Candidates are ECOs.
- Publication:
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Black Holes from Stars to Galaxies -- Across the Range of Masses
- Pub Date:
- April 2007
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S1743921307005698
- arXiv:
- arXiv:0712.2927
- Bibcode:
- 2007IAUS..238..409M
- Keywords:
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- Gravitation;
- black holes;
- Physics - General Physics
- E-Print:
- Proceedings of IAU Symposium #238, held 21-25 August, 2006 in Prague, Czech Republic