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We discuss here some recent developments in the theory of gravitational collapse, examining the issue of the final fate of continual collapse of a matter cloud. It is pointed out that it is basically the nature of the regular initial data that decides whether the collapse ends in a black hole or a naked singularity. We outline here some problems which remain as yet unresolved regarding the naked singularities and cosmic censorship.
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Joshi, P.S. (2000). Gravitational Collapse: The Story So Far. In: Dadhich, N., Kembhavi, A. (eds) The Universe. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 244. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4050-8_15
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