Gravastar vs. Neutron Stars: A New Theory for Black Hole Formation?

[darkmattermonkey]

Has anyone else heard of that gravity waves may be the result of another type of supernova remains, called a Grav-Star? It seems almost to physically mimic a neuron star but stopped just shy of becoming a black hole, yet it still has enough of a gravity well to prevent light from escaping. Is that even possible? To have enough mass to have black body absorbtion properties but not enough to become a sinking (into space-time fabric) singularity. Sounds highly improbable. Thoughts?

 

[davenn]

Has anyone else heard of that gravity waves may be the result of another type of supernova remains, called a Grav-Star?

never heard of it, nor has google

please supply GOOD scientific references to where you are reading this

 

[Lord Crc]

My immediate thought was a neutron star which was dense enough to have a photon sphere, but not so dense as to form a black hole. But then I know nooothing, as Manuel so elegantly put it.

 

[jim mcnamara]

We really need to have some kind of decent reference. Threads like this one, without some kind of substantiation, achieve very little. I'll check back in a day and see where we are.

 

[jim mcnamara]

Okay -
Gravastar - alternative explanation for black holes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravastar

This kind of thing is on the edge of what PF discusses. I am locking the thread until a mentor who knows about this can figure out where we stand.