In1998,Isubmittedtwopapersentitled

1. ``FinalStateofSphericalGravitationalCollapseandLikelySourceofGammaRayBursts:
A. Mitra(arXiv:astroph/9803014)

2. ``TowardstheFinalStateofSphericalGravitationalCollapseandLikelySourceofGammaRay
Bursts
A. Mitra(arXiv:astroph/9803013)

ToPhys.Rev.Lett.Thesetwopapersfirstclaimedthatforphysicalgravitationalcollapse,no
trappedsurfaceorblackholeisformedinfinitepropertime.Ontheotherhand,the
collapsingobjectlosesmassenergyinsuchamannerthattrappedsurfaceformationis
avoidedandasymptotically,forcontinuedcollapse,thecollapsingstarwouldtendtobea
zeromassBlackHole,theborderlinebetweena``NakedSingularityanda``BlackHole

PRLrefereecommentswerebetterthatwhatIhadexpected;ofcoursetheywerenot
accepted.ThenIsentthemtoProf.P.C.Vaidya,whostartedtheconceptofradiative
physicalgravitationalcollapse.LaterImethiminperson.Hefoundmymanuscripttobe
alrightbothmathematically&physically.Iamverygratefultohim.

Hereisthetextofhisresponsesansmaths.

Prof.P.C.Vaidya34Shardanagar
TelNo:(079)6610893Ahmedabad380007
May4,1998
DearDrMitra,
YourspeedpostletterreachedmeonMay2nd,yourconclusioninthefirstpaperthatattheendofthe
gravitationalcollapse,allthematterofthecontractingsphereisconvertedintoradiationremembered
meofsomeearlierwork.ThefirstparagraphofanotepublishedinCurrentSciences28,399(1959)[a
reprintofwhichisenclosedherewith]isreproducedbelow:
``FollowingVaidya1,Raychaudhury2firstconsideredthecaseofamassparticlebeingcompletely
annihilatedandconvertedintoradiation.Hefoundthatsuchaprocesscouldnotbeadequately
describedbythefieldequationsofGTR(GeneralTheoryofRelativity).HoweverIsrael3foundthatthe
relativityequationsareadequatetodescribesuchaprocessofcompleteconversionofamassparticle
intoradiationandhehasgivenamodelforthesame.
(Ref:Vaidya1,Raychaudhry2,andIsrael3willbefoundintheattachedreprint)
So,onethingisclear.Mathematicallyyouareonrightlines.
IhavegonethroughyourfirstpaperaswellyourreplytoRefereeA.Asfarasmathematicalconceptsare
concerned,Iamsatisfiedthatyouseemtobecorrect.PleaselookintoIsraelspapermentionedabove
asacheckonthispoint.
AsregardsremarkofRefereeAinmyfirstsentenceofPARA4,Iwouldsaythat:
ForradiationflowinginemptyspaceEij=qkikjwherekiisnotonlyanullvectorbutageodesicvector
i.e.,
(MathsOmitted)
Butforradiationflowingthroughmatter,thetracksofflowingradiationarenullcurvesallrightbutthey
arenotnullgeodesics.ThusinteractionofradiationwithmatteristakencareofinthegeometryofGTR
bypostulatinganonzeroaccelerationofphotons(ki;kj0).Thecoefficientin(4)willincludetheeffect
ofinteractionofmatterwithradiationflowingthroughit.
ImayaddthatIhavederivedanexactsolutionofEinsteinEquationsofGRTdescribingspherical
gravitationalcollapseinwhichradiationisflowingout.ThepaperispublishedinAstrophysicalJournal

Vaidya,P.C.,ApJ144,943(1965)
Idonothaveanyreprintsofthatpaperleftwithmenow.

YouwillseefromthisletterthatIammoreamathematicianthananastrophysicistoranastronomer
(Seeattachedreprintentitled:``Me,anAstronomer!)

AndsomyopinionisthatyourtreatmentofEquationsofGRT,theirsolutionsandinterpretationsof
solutionsallappearsoundtomemathematically.
Wishyouallthebestinyourendeavours

Yourssincerely
P.C.Vaidya(Signature)

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