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Artist's concept of a supermassive black hole

‘Saddle-shaped’ universe could undermine general relativity

22 May 2017

Researchers have shown how singularities – which are normally only found at the centre of black holes and hidden from view – could exist in highly...

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Soap film singularity

A new twist on soap films

23 May 2014

Soap films with complex shapes shed light on the formation of mathematical singularities, which occur in a broad range of fields.

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