Non-adiabatic gravitational collapse of a superdense star

Abstract

The relativistic equations governing the non-adiabatic shear-free collapse of massive superdense stars in the presence of dissipative forces producing heat flow in the background of space–times of the Vaidya–Tikekar ansatz with associated physical three-spaces that have the three-spheroidal geometry are formulated. It is shown how the system can be used to examine the development and progress of the collapse during subsequent epochs until the radiating star becomes a black hole.