Abstract
This paper deals with several issues related to the strength of curvature singularities (a notion originally defined by Tipler). First, we construct a simple example of a spacetime which admits a strong curvature singularity even though the metric tensor is and nondegenerate. Second, we propose a slightly modified definition of a strong singularity (to which we refer as a deformationally strong singularity), which better captures the physical essence of the strength. Finally, we show that a necessary condition for (Tipler’s) strong singularities, formulated by Clarke and Krolak, is also applicable to deformationally strong singularities.
- Received 16 July 1999
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.61.064016
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