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Spinning up a Time Machine

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2020-12-04 v1 Quantum Physics

Abstract

We present a global metric describing closed timelike curves embedded in Minkowski spacetime. Physically, the metric represents an Alcubierre warp drive on a rotating platform. The physical realizability of such a metric is uncertain due to the exotic matter required to produce it. Never-the-less we suggest that this metric will have applications in more rigorously studying the behavior of quantum fields interacting with closed timelike curves.

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@article{arxiv.2007.14627,
  title  = {Spinning up a Time Machine},
  author = {T. C. Ralph and Chris Chang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2007.14627},
  year   = {2020}
}
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