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What's the status of singularity in the correct theory of quantum gravity (if there is any)

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Spacetime is fundamentally discrete, and the discrete structure does not contain singularity.

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The universe obeys the "DeWitt boundary condition" which requires the wavefunctions to vanish at singularities.

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(Some) singular solutions are replaced by non-singular bouncing solutions.

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(Some) singular solutions are replaced by singular bouncing solutions.

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(Some) singularities are resolved by wormholes/topology changes.

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Singularities prevented by general relativistic time dilation approaching infinity

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Modified gravitational action (as opposed to Einstein-Hilbert action) prevents singular solutions.

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There is no correct theory of quantum gravity (e.g., gravity is not subject to quantum mechanics).

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Resolves when there is widespread consensus that a viable theory of quantum gravity has been found, or when this is proven impossible.

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I just know it’s fundamentally discert… I can feel it in my nutz

@fedor describe the sensation 🤔

I admit that despite my physics degree I only partially understand most of these options, does one of them correspond to the idea that a singularity can't form in real space because the general relativistic time dilation approaches infinity as the collapsing matter approaches a singularity, eternally freezing the matter in a state very close to but not quite a singularity?

@TheAllMemeingEye Not that I know of. Maybe you'd be interested in this market as well: https://manifold.markets/ttoe/big-mysteries-in-physics-survey-fat

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Will a unified theory of Quantum Gravity usurp the Standard Model before 2045?

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Which approach(es) will lead to a viable theory of quantum gravity?

Is gravity fundamentally quantum?

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Will a Nobel Prize in Physics be given for progress in a Quantum theory of Gravity by 2026?

Will a unified theory of Quantum Gravity usurp the Standard Model before 2045?

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If Manifold deems AGI to have been achieved, will Manifold also agree that the singularity has occurred?

Singularity by 2030?

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