Gödel metric (1949)

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:cosmology
exact solution of Einstein's field equations
gptkbp:allows closed timelike curves
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:general_relativity
gptkbp:describes rotating universe
gptkbp:dimensions 4
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gödel metric (1949)
gptkbp:influenced philosophy of time
study of causality in relativity
gptkbp:notableFor violation of global causality
possibility of time loops
gptkbp:powerSource pressureless dust
negative cosmological constant
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Kurt_Gödel
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Reviews_of_Modern_Physics
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Einstein_field_equations
gptkb:cosmological_constant
time travel
gptkbp:spacetimeType anisotropic
homogeneous
gptkbp:yearProposed 1949
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:closed_timelike_curve
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6