Scalar Polynomial Singularities in Power-Law Spacetimes

TL;DR

This paper investigates classical properties of power-law spacetimes, revealing the presence of naked strong curvature singularities, and builds upon prior work on quantum healing of classical singularities.

Contribution

It extends previous research by analyzing classical singularities in power-law spacetimes and identifying naked strong curvature singularities.

Findings

Some power-law spacetimes contain naked strong curvature singularities.

The study clarifies classical properties beyond quantum considerations.

It supports the existence of unhealed classical singularities in these models.

Abstract

Recently, Helliwell and Konkowski (\texttt{gr-qc/0701149}) have examined the quantum "healing" of some classical singularities in certain power-law spacetimes. Here I further examine classical properties of these spacetimes and show that some of them contain naked strong curvature singularities.