Eur. Phys. J. C (2018) 78: 1013
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-018-6496-3

Regular Article - Theoretical Physics

On the status of the hoop conjecture in charged curved spacetimes

¹ The Ruppin Academic Center, 40250, Emeq Hefer, Israel
² The Hadassah Academic College, 91010, Jerusalem, Israel

^* e-mail: shaharhod@gmail.com

Received: 8 August 2018
Accepted: 4 December 2018
Published online: 13 December 2018

Abstract

The status and regime of validity of the famous Thorne hoop conjecture in spatially regular charged curved spacetimes are clarified.