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- Title
The influence of Penrose's singularity theorem in general relativity.
- Authors
Senovilla, José M. M.
- Abstract
Penrose's crucial contributions to General Relativity, symbolized by his 1965 singularity theorem, received (half of) the 2020 Nobel prize in Physics. A renewed interest in the ideas and implications behind that theorem, its later developments, and other Penrose's ideas improving our understanding of the gravitational field thereby emerged. In this paper I highlight some of the advancements motivated by the theorem that were developed over the years. I also identify some common misconceptions about the theorem's implications. A modern perspective on the concept of closed trapped submanifolds, based on the mean curvature vector, is advocated.
- Subjects
GENERAL relativity (Physics); NOBEL Prize in Physics; GRAVITATIONAL fields; COMMON misconceptions; SUBMANIFOLDS
- Publication
General Relativity & Gravitation, 2022, Vol 54, Issue 11, p1
- ISSN
0001-7701
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10714-022-03038-8