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Oppenheimer-Snyder collapse: a standalone construct

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Gravitational physics

the exact solution for the collapse of a pressureless homogeneous sphere, which cuts itself off from distant observers behind a horizon.

In gravitational physics, Oppenheimer-Snyder collapse refers to the exact solution for the collapse of a pressureless homogeneous sphere, which cuts itself off from distant observers behind a horizon. This meaning comes from Oppenheimer (1939) in Physical Review.[1]

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References

Oppenheimer, J. R., & Snyder, H. (1939). On Continued Gravitational Contraction. Physical Review, 56(5), 455-459. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrev.56.455

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