Abstract
It is shown that space-time cannot be singularity free if the Einstein equations hold, matter has normal properties, and some reasonable global conditions hold. This would suggest that the Einstein theory probably breaks down in very strong fields.
- Received 30 June 1966
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.17.444
©1966 American Physical Society
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