Pedroni, Marta (2025) The singular status of spacetime singularities in quantum gravity. In: UNSPECIFIED.

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Spacetime singularities are expected to disappear in quantum gravity. Singularity resolution prima facie supports the view that spacetime singularities are mathematical pathologies of general relativity. However, this conclusion might be premature. Spacetime singularities are more accurately understood as global properties of spacetime, rather than things. Therefore, if spacetime emerges in quantum gravity – as it is often claimed – then so may its singular structure. Although this proposal is intriguing, the attempt to uphold that spacetime singularities may be emergent fails. I provide three arguments in support of this claim, drawing upon different views on spacetime emergence.

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Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (UNSPECIFIED)
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Pedroni, Marta 0009-0005-9823-7982
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Gravity Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory
Depositing User:	Marta Pedroni
Date Deposited:	01 Feb 2025 14:12
Last Modified:	01 Feb 2025 14:12
Item ID:	24665
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Gravity Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory
Date:	25 January 2025
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/24665

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