Abstract
We establish analogues of the Hawking and Penrose singularity theorems based on (a) averaged energy conditions with exponential damping; (b) conditions on local stress-energy averages inspired by the quantum energy inequalities satisfied by a number of quantum field theories. As particular applications, we establish singularity theorems for the Einstein equations coupled to a classical scalar field, which violates the strong energy condition, and the nonminimally coupled scalar field, which also violates the null energy condition.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Article number | 125009 |
| Journal | Classical and Quantum Gravity |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 12 |
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| State | Published - Jun 21 2011 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
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Fewster, C. J., & Galloway, G. J. (2011). Singularity theorems from weakened energy conditions. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 28(12), [125009]. https://doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/28/12/125009