Singularities


The Singularity Theorem (Nobel Prize in Physics 2020)

In 2020, Roger Penrose was awarded half of the Nobel prize in physics for proving that black hole formation is a robust prediction of Einstein’s general theory of relativity.

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Spacetime singularities

Information about the most disturbing feature of Einstein’s theory – ragged edges of spacetime known as singularities.

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Of singularities and breadmaking

About some characteristic properties of spacetime near singularities – and the violent deformations they cause for any object unlucky enough to approach a singularity

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