Singularities in classical general relativity are regions where curvature diverges and the geometric description of spacetime breaks down. We propose that such singularities mark the boundaries where the emergent geometric description ceases to be valid, rather than physical infinities or failures of underlying law. Building on the Principle of Coherence developed in earlier work, we interpret gravitational collapse as a sequence of density-driven solution branch transitions in quantum field configuration space. As density increases, the system passes through distinct effective phases, ultimately entering a regime in which classical geometric variables become ill-defined. This leads to a highly coherent quantum state where the coarse-graining map from microscopic configurations to macroscopic geometry loses its domain of applicability. The framework identifies a structural symmetry: the Big Bang corresponds to the emergence of geometry from the quantum substrate, while black hole interiors represent the reverse transition. Information is preserved in the microscopic quantum correlations of the final state, consistent with unitarity. The approach remains agnostic about the precise microscopic substrate and yields modest, testable predictions including subleading corrections to black hole entropy, Planck-scale modifications to dispersion relations, and subtle non-thermal features in Hawking radiation. Singularities are thereby reinterpreted as natural limits of an effective description rather than endpoints of physics.
Amos Otungo Ayienda (Mon,) studied this question.