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On Efficient "Time Travel" in Gödel Spacetime

Manchak, John Byron (2010) On Efficient "Time Travel" in Gödel Spacetime. [Preprint]

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Here, we show that one may "time travel" in Gödel spacetime with less total acceleration than was previously known. This answers a question posed by Malament (1985, 1986, 1987).


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Item Type: Preprint
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Manchak, John Byron
Additional Information: Forthcoming in *General Relativity and Gravitation*.
Keywords: Closed timelike curves, Gödel spacetime, Acceleration
Subjects: Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory
Depositing User: John Byron Manchak
Date Deposited: 27 Jul 2010
Last Modified: 07 Oct 2010 15:19
Item ID: 5488
Subjects: Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory
Date: July 2010
URI: https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/5488

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