Polchinski's paradox

GPTKB entity

Statements (15)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:paradox
gptkbp:describes billiard ball time travel scenario
self-consistency in time travel
gptkbp:example grandfather paradox variant
gptkbp:field gptkb:general_relativity
gptkb:theoretical_physics
time travel
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Polchinski's paradox
gptkbp:involves closed timelike curves
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Joseph_Polchinski
gptkbp:proposedBy 1990
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Novikov_self-consistency_principle
gptkbp:shows paradoxes can be resolved with self-consistent solutions
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Joseph_Polchinski
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5