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UCL

Gravitational Collapse of Self-similar stars

Dr. Matthew Schrecker, Departments of Mathematics, University College London

Mar 16, 16:00 - 17:00

B1 L4 R4102

Nonlinear Partial Differential Equation Gravitational collapse UCL

The Euler-Poisson equations give the classical model of a self-gravitating star under Newtonian gravity. It is widely expected that, in certain regimes, initially smooth initial data may give rise to blow-up solutions, corresponding to the collapse of a star under its own gravity. In this talk, I will present recent work with Yan Guo, Mahir Hadzic and Juhi Jang that demonstrates the existence of smooth, radially symmetric, self-similar blow-up solutions for this problem. I will also comment on the stability of the obtained solution. At the heart of the analysis is the presence of a sonic point, a singularity in the self-similar model that poses serious analytical challenges in the search for a smooth solution.

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