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Gott Time Machines Cannot Exist in an Open (2+1)-Dimensional Universe With Timelike Total Momentum

High Energy Physics - Theory 2008-02-03 v3 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

We prove the title.

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Cite

@article{arxiv.hep-th/9207037,
  title  = {Gott Time Machines Cannot Exist in an Open (2+1)-Dimensional Universe With Timelike Total Momentum},
  author = {Sean M. Carroll and Edward Farhi and Alan H. Guth},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9207037},
  year   = {2008}
}

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34 pages, RevTeX v. 2.0 or 2.1, 3 Postscript figures appended, June, 1992. (Updated version, July 30, 1992: differs from original by modifications in references.)