The Singular Nature of Spacetime.

We consider to what extent the fundamental question of spacetime singularities is relevant for the philosophical debate about the nature of spacetime. After reviewing some basic aspects of the spacetime singularities within general relativity, we argue that the well known difficulty to localize them...

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Published in:	Philosophy of Science Vol. 74; no. 5; pp. 712 - 724
Main Author:	Lam, Vincent
Format:	Article
Published:	Cambridge University Press Dec2007
Subjects:	General relativity (Physics) Spacetime Metaphysics Philosophy of science Earman, James
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