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Gravitational Collapse and Space-Time Singularities

Roger Penrose
Phys. Rev. Lett. 14, 57 – Published 18 January 1965
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  • Received 18 December 1964

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.14.57

©1965 American Physical Society

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Roger Penrose

  • Department of Mathematics, Birkbeck College, London, England

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Vol. 14, Iss. 3 — 18 January 1965

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