CLOSED TIMELIKE CURVES IN CLASSICAL RELATIVITY
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Many solutions of Einstein's field equations contain closed timelike curves (CTC). Some of these solutions refer to ordinary materials in situations which might occur in the laboratory, or in astrophysics. It is argued that, in default of a reasonable interpretation of CTC, general relativity does not give a satisfactory account of all phenomena within its terms of reference. PACS number 0420 I...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Modern Physics D
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0218-2718,1793-6594
DOI: 10.1142/s0218271803004122