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Gödel’s rotating universe

In 1949 Gödel found a solution of Einstein’s equations for a universe that turns as a whole and contains paths that return to their own past. It showed that general relativity alone does not forbid such loops, and he took this as a hint that time may not be what it seems.

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Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Gödel metric
  2. Wikipedia: Closed timelike curve
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