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Singularities in globally hyperbolic space-time

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A singularity reached on a timelike curve in a globally hyperbolic space-time must be a point at which the Riemann tensor becomes infinite (as a curvature or intermediate singularity) or is of typeD and electrovac.

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Clarke, C.J.S. Singularities in globally hyperbolic space-time. Commun.Math. Phys. 41, 65–78 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01608548

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