iv : g r - qc / 0 60 31 30 v 1 3 1 M ar 2 00 6 Singular Isotropic Cosmologies and Bel - Robinson Energy 1

We consider the problem of the nature and possible types of spacetime singularities that can form during the evolution of FRW universes in general relativity. We show that by using, in addition to the Hubble expansion rate and the scale factor, the Bel-Robinson energy of these universes we can consistently distinguish between the possible different types of singularities and arrive at a complete classification of the singularities that can occur in the isotropic case. We also use the Bel-Robinson energy to prove that known behaviours of exact flat isotropic universes with given singularities are generic in the sense that they hold true in every type of spatial geometry. to appear in the Proceedings of the Albert Einstein Century International Conference, Paris, France, July 18-22, 2005.