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Singularity (other)
Singularity or singular point may refer to: Science, technology, and mathematics Mathematics * Mathematical singularity, a point at which a given mathematical object is not defined or not "well-behaved", for example infinite or not differentiable Geometry * Singular point of a curve, where the curve is not given by a smooth embedding of a parameter * Singular point of an algebraic variety, a point where an algebraic variety is not locally flat * Rational singularity Complex analysis * Essential singularity, a singularity near which a function exhibits extreme behaviour * Isolated singularity, a mathematical singularity that has no other singularities close to it * Movable singularity, a concept in singularity theory * Removable singularity, a point at which a function is not defined but at which it can be so defined that it is continuous at the singularity Natural sciences * Singularity (system theory), in dynamical and social systems, a context in which a small change can cau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathematical Singularity
In mathematics, a singularity is a point at which a given mathematical object is not defined, or a point where the mathematical object ceases to be well-behaved in some particular way, such as by lacking differentiability or analyticity. For example, the real function : f(x) = \frac has a singularity at x = 0, where the numerical value of the function approaches \pm\infty so the function is not defined. The absolute value function g(x) = , x, also has a singularity at x = 0, since it is not differentiable there. The algebraic curve defined by \left\ in the (x, y) coordinate system has a singularity (called a cusp) at (0, 0). For singularities in algebraic geometry, see singular point of an algebraic variety. For singularities in differential geometry, see singularity theory. Real analysis In real analysis, singularities are either discontinuities, or discontinuities of the derivative (sometimes also discontinuities of higher order derivatives). There are four kinds of discon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singularity (software)
Singularity is a free and open-source computer program that performs operating-system-level virtualization also known as containerization. One of the main uses of Singularity is to bring containers and reproducibility to scientific computing and the high-performance computing (HPC) world. The need for reproducibility requires the ability to use containers to move applications from system to system. Using Singularity containers, developers can work in reproducible environments of their choosing and design, and these complete environments can easily be copied and executed on other platforms. In 2021 the Singularity open source project split into two projects called Apptainer and SingularityCE. History Singularity began as an open-source project in 2015, when a team of researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, led by Gregory Kurtzer, developed the initial version written in the C programming language and released it under the BSD license. By the end of 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singularity 7
''Singularity 7'' is a four-issue comic book mini-series created, written, and illustrated by Ben Templesmith. It was published by American company IDW Publishing in 2004. The series combines elements of science-fiction, cyberpunk, and horror, to tell the story of a post-apocalyptic dystopian future. The title is a reference to the multiple definitions of ‘singularity’. Burton C. Bell's introduction to the collected volume references the myriad ways in which the word can (and is) used in the comic, as well as giving a humorous nod to the 'singularity' of the writer. "…the definition f singularityexpands beyond average intelligence. When I first heard the term, Stephen Hawking defined it when he was describing what might await at the bottom of black holes. All matter that is swallowed by the mighty gravitational pull of a black hole is reduced to a singularity, the size of an atom. That is mind blowing. The term is also used to describe that which is solely unique. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singularity (audio Drama)
''Singularity'' is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. Plot In Moscow in the near future, the Fifth Doctor and Turlough come across a conspiracy involving the Somnus Foundation that will cause the course of history as it should be to change. Cast *The Doctor — Peter Davison * Turlough — Mark Strickson *Qel — Eve Polycarpou *Seo — Maitland Chandler *Cord — Michael Cuckson *Lena Korolev — Natasha Radski Natasha Radski is a British actress. Career Radski has played lead roles in theatre productions including Antigone in the tragedy ''Antigone'' by Jean Anouilh, Yvonne in ''My Wife's Dead Mother'' by Georges Feydeau, Lucile in ''Love and the Pia ... *Alexi Korolev — Oleg Mirochnikov *Pavel Fedorin — Max Bollinger *Natalia Pushkin — Dominika Boon *Tev — Billy Miller *Xen — Marq English Notes This release had a limited edition second variant cover designed by Stuart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singularity (DeSmedt Novel)
William H. DeSmedt is an American author of science fiction. His debut novel, ''Singularity'' (2004), explores the 1908 Tunguska event and the speculative hypothesis that it was caused by a submicroscopic, primordial black hole. Although ''Singularity'' is a work of science fiction, in the tradition of Michael Crichton, its premise is anchored in real-world science. In penning ''Singularity'', Bill also drew on a deep knowledge of the Russian language, politics and culture, first acquired during eighteen months at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California, and added to while a US–USSR exchange student at Moscow State University. He also holds a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Soviet Area Studies, and a Master of Science (M.S.) in Computer Science. Fiction Awards * Foreword Magazine Book of the Year Awards: Winner – Gold Medal for Science Fiction, 2005 (''Singularity'') * Independent Publishers Association: Winner – Ippy prize for Best Fantasy/Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singularity (Sleator Novel)
''Singularity'', published in 1985 by E. P. Dutton, is a science fiction novel for young adults written by William Sleator. It was listed as a YALSA Best Book for Young Adults, a Junior Library Guild Selection, and was a Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award Nominee. Plot introduction Sixteen-year-old identical twins Harry and Barry learn that their mysterious great-uncle has died, and his house and possessions now belong to their mother. The brothers travel to Sushan, Illinois, to examine the house and its contents. Inside the cobweb-filled home, the rival brothers find mysterious animal skeletons and other odd objects. Outside Uncle Ambrose's residence, Harry and Barry find a small metal-reinforced building, which according to the accompanying keys, is called the "playhouse." When the twins explore the playhouse, they discover that the properties of time are altered inside, and the playhouse may explain the eccentricities of their great-uncle. When their quirky an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godzilla Singular Point
is a Japanese anime television series co-produced by the animation studios Bones and Orange. Licensed by Netflix and directed by Atsushi Takahashi, the series premiered on March 25, 2021 on Netflix in Japan, and on Tokyo MX and other channels on April 1 to June 24, 2021. Plot The setting is Nigashio City, Chiba Prefecture in the year 2030. Engineer Yun Arikawa of the local "do-it-all" shop Otaki Factory investigates happenings in a Western-style house, long thought abandoned. Mei Kamino, a graduate student studying imaginary creatures, investigates mysterious signals received from Misakioku, the former Tsuguno district's administrative building. These two strangers, visiting completely different places as part of completely different investigations, both hear the same song. As they become united, they are led into a battle beyond imagination involving the whole world. ''Godzilla Singular Point'' features a brand new staff and original story which depicts the young geniuses a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lovers (2013 Film)
''The Lovers'' (previously known as ''Singularity'', released in the UK as ''Time Traveller'' and in Belgium under the French title ''La Prophétie de l'anneau'') is a 2013 Belgian romance time travel adventure film written and directed by Roland Joffé from a story by Ajey Jhankar. The film stars Josh Hartnett, Indian actress Bipasha Basu in her only foreign film to date, Alice Englert, Tamsin Egerton and Abhay Deol in lead roles. The film is the tale of an impossible romance set against the backdrop of the first Anglo-Maratha war across two time periods and continents and centred on four characters—a British officer in 18th century British India, the Indian woman he falls deeply in love with, and a 21st-century American marine archeologist and his wife. Plot In 2020, marine archeologist Jay Fennel (Josh Hartnett) is brain-dead after trying to save his wife Laura (Tamsin Egerton) who got trapped exploring the wreck of a colonial British East Indiaman. The comatose Fennel drea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singularity (2017 Film)
''Singularity'' is a Swiss/American science fiction film. It was written and directed by Robert Kouba, and its first shoot, in 2013, starred Julian Schaffner, Jeannine Wacker and Carmen Argenziano. The film was first released in 2017, after further scenes with John Cusack were added. Plot In 2020, robotics company C.E.O. Elias VanDorne reveals Kronos, the supercomputer he has invented to end all wars. Kronos decides that mankind is responsible for all wars and it tries to use robots to kill all humans. VanDorne and Damien Walsh, a colleague, upload themselves into Kronos and watch the destruction. Ninety-seven years later, Andrew, a kind-hearted young man, wakes up in a ruined world. VanDorne and Walsh, still in Kronos, watch Andrew meet Calia, a teenage girl who seeks the last human settlement, the Aurora. Though Calia is first reluctant to let Andrew accompany her, still shaken by a drone attack that resulted in her parents leaving her alone with her fatally wounded sister, the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Singularity (film)
''The Singularity'' is a 2012 documentary film about the technological singularity, produced and directed by Doug Wolens. The film has been called "a large-scale achievement in its documentation of futurist and counter-futurist ideas”. Synopsis Doug Wolens organized his interviews with the commentators (see list below) by this set of topics, related to the singularity. During each topic or subtopic several commentators provide their viewpoints, some with suggestions on how to get there, others with a skeptical opinion about when it will happen. * Topic I. Artificial intelligence ** Subtopic: Intelligence explosion ** Subtopic: Machines That Think ** Subtopic: Conscious machines * Topic II. Becoming machines ** Subtopic: Neuroengineering ** Subtopic: Nanotechnology * Topic III. Techno-utopia – ** Subtopic: Getting Ready ** Subtopic: Is The Singularity Near? ** Subtopic: Regulating technology * Topic IV. Post-human – Transcend Commentators In order of their appearanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stargate SG-1 (season 1)
The first season of the military science fiction television series ''Stargate SG-1'' commenced airing on the Showtime channel in the United States on July 27, 1997, concluded on the Sci Fi channel on March 6, 1998, and contained 22 episodes. The show itself is a spin-off from the 1994 hit movie '' Stargate'' written by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich. ''Stargate SG-1'' re-introduced supporting characters from the film universe, such as Jonathan "Jack" O'Neill and Daniel Jackson and included new characters such as Teal'c, George Hammond and Samantha "Sam" Carter. The first season was about a military-science expedition team discovering how to use the ancient device, named the Stargate, to explore the galaxy. However, they encountered a powerful enemy in the film named the Goa'uld, who are bent on destroying Earth and all who oppose them. Ratings success The 100-minute premiere "Children of the Gods", which aired on July 27, 1997 at 8 p.m, received Showtime's highest-ever rat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Singularity (Agents Of S
The technological singularity—or simply the singularity—is a hypothetical future point in time at which technological growth becomes uncontrollable and irreversible, resulting in unforeseeable changes to human civilization. According to the most popular version of the singularity hypothesis, I.J. Good's intelligence explosion model, an upgradable intelligent agent will eventually enter a "runaway reaction" of self-improvement cycles, each new and more intelligent generation appearing more and more rapidly, causing an "explosion" in intelligence and resulting in a powerful superintelligence that qualitatively far surpasses all human intelligence.Vinge, Vernor"The Coming Technological Singularity: How to Survive in the Post-Human Era", in ''Vision-21: Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in the Era of Cyberspace'', G. A. Landis, ed., NASA Publication CP-10129, pp. 11–22, 1993. The first person to use the concept of a "singularity" in the technological context was John vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
