Collapse or its variants may refer to:

Concepts

Collapse (topology) In topology, a branch of mathematics, a collapse reduces a simplicial complex (or more generally, a CW complex) to a homotopy-equivalent subcomplex. Collapses, like CW complexes themselves, were invented by J. H. C. Whitehead. Collapses find app ...

, a mathematical concept *

Collapsing manifold In Riemannian geometry, a collapsing or collapsed manifold is an ''n''-dimensional manifold ''M'' that admits a sequence of Riemannian metrics ''g'i'', such that as ''i'' goes to infinity the manifold is close to a ''k''-dimensional space, w ...

* Collapse, the action of collapsing or telescoping objects * Collapsing user interface elements **

Accordion (GUI) The accordion is a graphical control element comprising a vertically stacked list of items, such as labels or thumbnails. Each item can be "expanded" or "collapsed" to reveal the content associated with that item. There can be zero expanded item ...

-- collapsing list items ** Code folding -- collapsing subsections of programs or text ** Outliner -- supporting folding and unfolding subsections * Ecosystem collapse or Ecological collapse * Economic collapse *

Gravitational collapse Gravitational collapse is the contraction of an astronomical object due to the influence of its own gravity, which tends to draw matter inward toward the center of gravity. Gravitational collapse is a fundamental mechanism for structure formatio ...

creating astronomical objects * Societal collapse **

Dissolution of the Soviet Union The dissolution of the Soviet Union, also negatively connoted as rus, Разва́л Сове́тского Сою́за, r=Razvál Sovétskogo Soyúza, ''Ruining of the Soviet Union''. was the process of internal disintegration within the Sov ...

, the collapse of Soviet federalism ** State collapse * Wave function collapse, in physics

Medicine and biology

In medicine, collapse can refer to various forms of

transient loss of consciousness Transient loss of consciousness (TLOC) is a brief period of un consciousness which resolves spontaneously. It may be traumatic—as in a concussion A concussion, also known as a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), is a head injury that tempor ...

such as syncope, or loss of postural

muscle tone In physiology, medicine, and anatomy, muscle tone (residual muscle tension or tonus) is the continuous and passive partial muscle contraction, contraction of the muscles, or the muscle's resistance to passive stretch during resting state.O’Sull ...

without loss of consciousness. It can also refer to: * Circulatory collapse * Lung collapse * Hydrophobic collapse in protein folding

Art, entertainment and media

Literature

* '' Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed'', a book by Jared Diamond * ''Collapse'' (journal), a journal of philosophical research and development published in the United Kingdom

Film

* ''Collapse'' (film), a 2009 documentary directed by Chris Smith and starring Michael Ruppert * ''Collapse'', a 2010 documentary film based on the book '' Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed''

Games

* ''Collapse'' (2008 video game), an action game released in 2008 for Microsoft Windows * '' Collapse!'', a 1999 series games created by GameHouse * Collapse, a fictional event in the computer game ''Dreamfall'' * The Collapse (''Deus Ex''), a fictional event within the plot of the computer game ''Deus Ex'' and its sequel ''Deus Ex: Invisible War''

Music

Albums

* ''Collapse'' (Across Five Aprils album), 2006 * ''Collapse'' (Deas Vail album), 2006 * ''

Collapse EP ''Collapse EP'' is an album or EP by British electronic musician Richard D. James under the pseudonym Aphex Twin. It was released on 14 September 2018 on Warp. The record received universal acclaim from music critics, who praised James for retu ...

'', 2018 record by Aphex Twin

Songs

* "Collapse" (Soul Coughing song), 1996 * "Collapse" (Saosin song), 2006 * "Collapse" (Imperative Reaction song), 2006 * "Collapsed" (Aly & AJ song), 2005