I need a list of all singularities in physics

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SothSogi
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Hi there everyone :smile:

I'd like to have a list of all the instances where a singularity appears in physics, e.g., in relativity, causing the black hole thing.

Specific cases where

[tex]\frac{x}{0}[/tex]

appears.

For instance, I heard that there is another case in quantum mechanics, or quantum field theory, and I think it is called renormalization.

Can you help me please?

Thank you very much in advance
 
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Hi SothSogi:

The Friedmann equation
FriedmannEq.png

has a singularity for a=0 which also corresponds to t=0.

Good luck.

Regards,
Buzz
 
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Buzz Bloom said:
Hi SothSogi:

The Friedmann equation
View attachment 197656
has a singularity for a=0 which also corresponds to t=0.

Good luck.

Regards,
Buzz
Thanks Buzz Bloom. That is exactly the kind of information I am looking for. Thank you very much :smile:
 
This is difficult to do because many singularities are the products of co-ordinate choices. You will have to sift through them all and determine which ones are, and I hate to use the word, real.
 
cosmik debris said:
This is difficult to do because many singularities are the products of co-ordinate choices. You will have to sift through them all and determine which ones are, and I hate to use the word, real.
Yes, I suppose. But here I am talking about well known singularities, like black holes, or that thing, renormalization which I do not know very well. I think there is another called cosmic string, or another called domain wall.