Closed Timelike Curves, Singularities and Causality: A Survey from Gödel to Chronological Protection
I give a historical survey of the discussions about the existence of closed timelike curves in general relativistic models of the universe, opening the physical possibility of time travel in the past, as first recognized by K. Gödel in his rotating universe model of 1949. I emphasize that journeying...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-01-01
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Series: | Universe |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1997/7/1/12 |