This summer, I participated in research about ``singularities in semiclassical cosmology." Cosmology is the study of the universe as whole, and how it has evolved and changed over time. In the project, we used a combination of quantum mechanics and general relativity, two of the most experimental proven theories in physics, to study the existence of singularities, specifically at the beginning of our universe. Singularities are points of infinite density and curvature in spacetime; a well-known example of a singularity is the center of a black hole.

We hope this research will help us to understand the early behavior of the universe; specifically, we want to know whether there was a singularity there. This information could help us better predict the behavior of the universe in the future and show us how it as evolved and changed over time.

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