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Traversable Achronal Retrograde Domains In Spacetime

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2013-11-06 v2

Abstract

There are many spacetime geometries in general relativity which contain closed timelike curves. A layperson might say that retrograde time travel is possible in such spacetimes. To date no one has discovered a spacetime geometry which emulates what a layperson would describe as a time machine. The purpose of this paper is to propose such a space-time geometry. In our geometry, a bubble of curvature travels along a closed trajectory. The inside of the bubble is Rindler spacetime, and the exterior is Minkowski spacetime. Accelerating observers inside of the bubble travel along closed timelike curves. The walls of the bubble are generated with matter which violates the classical energy conditions. We refer to such a bubble as a Traversable Achronal Retrograde Domain In Spacetime.

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@article{arxiv.1310.7985,
  title  = {Traversable Achronal Retrograde Domains In Spacetime},
  author = {Benjamin K. Tippett and David Tsang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1310.7985},
  year   = {2013}
}

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