Novikov consistency conjecture

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf conjecture
gptkbp:field gptkb:general_relativity
physics
time travel
gptkbp:hasConcept any actions taken by a time traveler or object traveling back in time were always part of history, and therefore paradoxes are impossible
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Novikov consistency conjecture
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Igor_Dmitrievich_Novikov
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Igor_Dmitrievich_Novikov
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:grandfather_paradox
self-consistency principle
time travel paradox
gptkbp:yearProposed 1980s
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Novikov_self-consistency_principle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7