Constructing the Goedel universe
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2007-05-23 v2
Abstract
By a suitable transformation, we derive the rotating Goedel universe from a static one and we show, how rotation may be implemented geometrically. The rotation law turns out to be a differential one. By increasing distance from the rotation axis the velocity of a rotating point will exceed the velocity of light and the cosmos has a cut-off radius. Thus, closed time-like curves do not occur in the Goedel universe.
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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0106070,
title = {Constructing the Goedel universe},
author = {R. Burghardt},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0106070},
year = {2007}
}
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