What if Singularities DO NOT Exist?

February 22, 2024
16 min
Season 2024 - Episode 4: What if Singularities DO NOT Exist?

Season 2024 - Episode 4: What if Singularities DO NOT Exist?

What if Singularities DO NOT Exist? - Episode 4

Overview

It's not too often that a giant of physics threatens to overturn an idea held to be self-evident by generations of physicists. Well, that may be the fate of the famous Penrose Singularity Theorem if we're to believe a recent paper by Roy Kerr. Long story short, the terrible singularity at the heart of the black hole may be no more.

Episode Information

TV Show

PBS Space Time

Season

Season 2024

Episode Number

4

Air Date

February 22, 2024

Runtime

16 minutes