Monday 14 December 2015

general relativity - Is a black hole singularity a single point?


General relativity is expressed in terms of differential geometry, which allows you to do interesting things with the coordinates: multiple coordinates may refer to a single point, eg. the equirectangular projection has whole lines at the top and the bottom that correspond to the North and South poles, respectively; or a single coordinate may refer to multiple points, for example by using inverse geometry the origin refers to all the points infinitely far away.


So, is the singularity just a single point in the curved spacetime, or can it be a more extended object, described by a single coordinate?




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