Ontology of Gravitational Singularities

Sfetcu, Nicolae Ontology of Gravitational Singularities., 2019 [Preprint]

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General relativity allows singularities, and we need to understand the ontology of singularities if we want to understand the nature of space and time in the present universe. Although some physicists believe that singularities indicate a failure of general relativity, others believe that singularities open a new horizon in cosmology, with real physical phenomena that can help deepen our understanding of the world. From the definitions of singularities, most known are the possibility that some spacetimes contain incomplete paths (most accepted), the missing points, and the pathology of curvature.

Item type: Preprint
Keywords: ontology, gravitation, singularities, general relativity, cosmology, spacetime
Subjects: D. Libraries as physical collections. > DI. Science libraries.
Depositing user: Nicolae Sfetcu
Date deposited: 25 Nov 2024 14:57
Last modified: 25 Nov 2024 14:57
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/46194

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