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
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID 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:	JB 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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• “Time Travel” in Godel Spacetime: Why It Doesn’t Pay to Work Out All the Kinks. (deposited 30 Jun 2007)
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