English

G\"odel's universe and the chronology protection conjecture

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2015-03-19 v5

Abstract

We present a solution for the geodesic motion in G\"odel's universe that provides a particular proof of Hawking's chronology protection conjecture in three-dimensional gravity theory. The solution is based upon the fact that the group of the automorphisms of the Heisenberg motion group H1\timesU(1), modulo discrete sub-group Z, act isometrically on the boundary of the hyperbolic three-dimensional manifold. Closed timelike curves do not exist due to the presence of a closed Cauchy-Riemann surface for chronology protection, with two mirror symmetric sets of helicoidal self-similar modules inside. The present solution is isometrically equivalent to a cylindrical gravitational monochromatic wave front.

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@article{arxiv.1110.0173,
  title  = {G\"odel's universe and the chronology protection conjecture},
  author = {P. Pitanga},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1110.0173},
  year   = {2015}
}

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