Hamiltonian formulation of dust cloud collapse
arXiv:2001.01903 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.101.104017
Abstract
We consider the gravitational collapse of self-gravitating spherical dust cloud in the Hamiltonian formalism. We address both homogeneous and inhomogeneous cases. Our novel derivation of the Hamiltonian of the system is based on the improved variational principle that was proposed in \cite{KMM}. The present derivation differs from usual treatments due to the presence of an extra boundary term added to the Hilbert action. As expected, the standard equations of motion are retrieved. However, differently from other treatments, the total Hamiltonian obtained with our procedure in the Schwarzschild time-gauge is identical to the total mass of the system as measured from infinity, as it would be expected. Implications for the quantization of the system are suggested.
25 pages, 1 figure; version accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. D
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