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Singularity Theorems in General Relativity: Achievements and Open Questions

History and Philosophy of Physics 2007-05-23 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

In this short note, a brief overview with a critical appraisal of the acclaimed singularity theorems, the most genuine post-Einsteinian result of General Relativity, is presented.

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@article{arxiv.physics/0605007,
  title  = {Singularity Theorems in General Relativity: Achievements and Open Questions},
  author = {José M. M. Senovilla},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0605007},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

15 pages, no figures. Contribution submitted to the Einstein Studies volume collecting talks given at the 7th International Conference on the History of General Relativity (HGR7), "Einstein and the Changing World View of Physics, 1905-2005"