Black hole regions containing no trapped surfaces

Author:

Gustavo Dotti

Keyword:

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology, General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc), High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)

journal:

date:

2023-08-25 16:00:00

Abstract

A simple criterion is given to rule out the existence of closed trapped surfaces in large open regions inside black holes. The proof is based on a comparison theorem for null hypersurfaces due to G. Galloway.

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