> [!infobox] <s class="aside-in"><em>mentioned in 4 topics</em></s> #### <s class="topic-title">[[gravitational singularity]]</s> > [!wikipedia] [Gravitational singularity - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravitational%20singularity) > > A condition in which gravity is so intense that [[spacetime]] itself breaks down catastrophically. As such, a singularity is by definition no longer part of the regular spacetime and cannot be determined by "where" or "when". > > Trying to find a complete and precise definition of singularities in the theory of general relativity, the current best theory of [[gravity]], remains a difficult problem. > Gravitational singularities are mainly considered in the context of [[general relativity]], where density apparently becomes [[infinite]] at the center of a black hole, and within astrophysics as the earliest state of the universe during [[the Big Bang]]. > > General relativity predicts that any object collapsing beyond a certain point would form a black hole, inside which a singularity (covered by an event horizon) would be formed. > > The initial state of the universe, at the beginning of the Big Bang, is also predicted by modern theories to have been a singularity which is referred to as the [[Initial singularity]]. **See**:: [[physics]] #### Related No results to show for list query.