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A scalar polynomial singularity without an event horizon

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It is shown that the solution of the field equations for a static spherically symmetric scalar field has a scalar polynomial singularity and no event horizon. The solution does not develop from nonsingular data on any Cauchy surface. The possible existence of a universal scalar field, the conformal diagram and geodesies of the solution, and the energy and momentum of the field present are discussed.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, Birkbeck College, University of London, WC1E 7HX, London, England

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Roberts, M.D. A scalar polynomial singularity without an event horizon. Gen Relat Gravit 17, 913–926 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00773829

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