Paradoxes of time travel
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
Paradoxes that can supposedly occur if a time machine is created are discussed. It is shown that the existence of trajectories of ``multiplicity zero'' (i.e. trajectories that describe a ball hitting its younger self so that the latter cannot fall into the time machine) is not paradoxical by itself. This {\em apparent paradox} can be resolved (at least sometimes) without any harm to local physics or to the time machine. Also a simple model is adduced for which the absence of {\em true} paradoxes caused by self-interaction is proved.
Cite
@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9603042,
title = {Paradoxes of time travel},
author = {S. Krasnikov},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9603042},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
9 LaTeX pages, 23k. bezier.sty is desirable, but its absence will only damage two figures