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Cosmic censorship is discussed in its various facets. It is concluded that rather little clear-cut progress has been made to date, and that the question is still very much open.
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Penrose, R. The question of cosmic censorship. J Astrophys Astron 20, 233–248 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02702355
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