Collapse or its variants may refer to:
Concepts
Collapse (structural) Collapse (topology), a mathematical concept Collapsing manifold Collapse, the action of collapsing or telescoping objects Collapsing user interface elements Accordion (GUI) -- 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 creating astronomical objects Societal collapse Dissolution of the Soviet Union, 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 such as syncope, or loss of postural muscle tone 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, 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
See also
Cave-in, a kind of structural collapse
Disintegrate (disambiguation) Fall (disambiguation) Telescoping (mechanics), the action of collapsing objects