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Record Nr.

UNINA9910300551903321

Autore

Krasnikov Serguei

Titolo

Back-in-Time and Faster-than-Light Travel in General Relativity / / by Serguei Krasnikov

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018

ISBN

3-319-72754-0

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVIII, 250 p. 47 illus.)

Collana

Fundamental Theories of Physics, , 0168-1222 ; ; 193

Disciplina

530.1

Soggetti

Gravitation

Cosmology

Philosophy of nature

Physics

Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory

Philosophy of Nature

History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

I Classical Treatment: Geometrical Introduction.- Physical Predilections.- Shortcuts.- Time Machines.- No-Go Theorem.- Time Travel Paradoxes -- II Semiclassical Effects: Quantum Corrections.- Quantum Restrictions.- Primordial Wormhole.- At and Beyond the Horizon -- Details.

Sommario/riassunto

For the past 20 years causality violations and superluminal motion have been the object of intensive study as physical and geometrical phenomena. This book compiles the results of its author and also reviews other work in the field. In particular, the following popular questions are addressed:  Is causality protected by quantum divergence at the relevant Cauchy horizon?  How much "exotic matter" would it take to create a time machine or a warp drive?  What is the difference between a "discovered" time machine and a created one?  Why does a time traveler fail to kill their grandfather?  How should we define the speed of gravity and what is its magnitude?