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The covariant entropy bound in gravitational collapse

Sijie Gao1 and José P. S. Lemos1

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We study the covariant entropy bound in the context of gravitational collapse. First, we discuss critically the heuristic arguments advanced by Bousso. Then we solve the problem through an exact model: a Tolman-Bondi dust shell collapsing into a Schwarzschild black hole. After the collapse, a new black hole with a larger mass is formed. The horizon, L, of the old black hole then terminates at the singularity. We show that the entropy crossing L does not exceed a quarter of the area of the old horizon. Therefore, the covariant entropy bound is satisfied in this process.


Keywords

Black Holes

Space-Time Symmetries

PACS

04.70.-s Physics of black holes

97.60.Lf Black holes

Subjects

Gravitation and cosmology

Astrophysics and astroparticles

Dates

Issue 04 (April 2004)

Received 16 March 2004, accepted for publication 7 April 2004

Published 13 April 2004



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