Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
concept in physics
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| gptkbp:appears_in_solution |
gptkb:Gödel_metric
gptkb:Tipler_cylinder gptkb:Kerr_black_hole van Stockum dust |
| gptkbp:can_exist_in |
solutions to Einstein's field equations
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| gptkbp:category |
spacetime structure
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| gptkbp:describes |
a worldline in spacetime that is closed
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| gptkbp:field |
gptkb:general_relativity
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Closed timelike curve
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| gptkbp:implies |
possibility of time travel
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| gptkbp:mathematical_property |
timelike curve that returns to its starting point
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| gptkbp:not_observed_in |
physical universe
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| gptkbp:opposedBy |
intuitive causality
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| gptkbp:proposedBy |
gptkb:Kurt_Gödel
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:grandfather_paradox
causality violation |
| gptkbp:requires |
specific spacetime geometries
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| gptkbp:studiedBy |
gptkb:theoretical_physics
philosophy of time |
| gptkbp:subject |
Hawking's chronology protection conjecture
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Time_Travel
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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