= José M. Martín Senovilla
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= José M. M. Senovilla
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A <physicist> working on the mathematical structure of <general relativity>. His review with <David Garfinkle> explains why the <Penrose singularity theorem> changed the understanding of gravitational collapse: a <trapped surface>, together with the theorem’s causal and energy assumptions, forces <geodesic incompleteness>. The conclusion does not depend on choosing an exactly spherical model of a collapsing star. Their account distinguishes the theorem’s precise mathematical conclusion from an informal claim that a particular curvature quantity must diverge.<The 1965 Penrose singularity theorem by José M. Martín Senovilla and David Garfinkle>[§§4.1–4.3: incompleteness, trapped surfaces and hypotheses of the theorem]{ref}
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