Spacelike Singularities and String Theory

TL;DR

This paper explores how string theory's dualities relate spacelike singularities to inflationary cosmology, suggesting gravitational collapse could lead to universe formation.

Contribution

It introduces a novel interpretation linking spacelike singularities with inflationary models via target space duality in string theory.

Findings

Duality relates Schwarzschild singularity to inflationary cosmology

Collapse may seed the formation of a new universe

Provides a new perspective on singularities in string theory

Abstract

An interpretation of spacelike singularities in string theory uses target space duality to relate the collapsing Schwarzschild geometry near the singularity to an inflationary cosmology in dual variables. An appealing picture thus results whereby gravitational collapse seeds the formation of a new universe.