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A remark on kinks and time machines

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2009-10-22 v1

Abstract

We describe an elementary proof that a manifold with the topology of the Politzer time machine does not admit a nonsingular, asymptotically flat Lorentz metric.

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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9409040,
  title  = {A remark on kinks and time machines},
  author = {Ulvi Yurtsever},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9409040},
  year   = {2009}
}

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4 pages

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