Naked Singularity, Black-hole and the Mass Loss in a Spherically Symmetric Gravitational Collapse

Abstract

A distinguishable physical property between a naked singularity and a black-hole, formed during a gravitational collapse has important implications for both experimental and theoretical relativity. We examine the energy radiated during the spherically symmetric Gravitational collapse in this context within the framework of general relativity. It is shown that total energy radiated(Mass Loss) during the collapse ending in a naked singularity scenario cannot be more than the case when a collapse scenario ends in a black-hole. In cases of interest(for example stars having same mass, size, and internal composition) considered here the total energy released in the collapse ending in a black hole can be considerably more than the case otherwise.