Scalar Field Collapse with an exponential potential
arXiv:1701.04228 · doi:10.1007/s10714-017-2186-y
Abstract
An analogue of the Oppenheimer-Synder collapsing model is treated analytically, where the matter source is a scalar field with an exponential potential. An exact solution is derived followed by matching to a suitable exterior geometry, and an analysis of the visibility of the singularity. In some situations, the collapse indeed leads to a finite time curvature singularity, which is always hidden from the exterior by an apparent horizon.
11 pages, 2 figures; accepted for publication in Gen. Relativ. Gravit