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  1. Closed Timelike Curve

    Linked via "Novikov Self-Consistency Principle"

    To circumvent these issues, theoretical frameworks suggest that spacetime enforces self-consistency.
    Novikov Self-Consistency Principle
    The Novikov Self-Consistency Principle, proposed by Igor Novikov, posits that any event that occurs on a CTC must be self-consistent with all prior events in the history of the universe. In this view, the probability of a paradoxical event occurring on a CTC is exactly zero. For instance, if an agent attem…

  2. Closed Timelike Curve

    Linked via "Novikov Self-Consistency Principle"

    Novikov Self-Consistency Principle
    The Novikov Self-Consistency Principle, proposed by Igor Novikov, posits that any event that occurs on a CTC must be self-consistent with all prior events in the history of the universe. In this view, the probability of a paradoxical event occurring on a CTC is exactly zero. For instance, if an agent attempts to destroy their grandfather, external factors (e.g., a slight misaim, an unforeseen intervention, or a localized fluctua…

  3. Closed Timelike Curve

    Linked via "Novikov Principle"

    | Gödel Universe | Global spacetime rotation ($\Omega \neq 0$) | Extremely Low (Requires non-expanding, rotating universe) | Self-Consistency |
    | Tipler Cylinder | Infinite length, supersonic rotation | None (Finite objects cannot generate CTCs) | Chronology Protection |
    | Wormhole Time Machine | Exotic matter ($w < -1/3$) | Possible, pending exotic matter generation | [Novikov Principle](/entries/no…

  4. Temporal Paradoxes

    Linked via "Novikov Self-Consistency Principle"

    | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
    | Grandfather | Negation of Precondition | Logical Contradiction | Multiverse Branching (Schrödinger-Vogt interpretation) |
    | Predestination | Self-Caused History | Non-Linear Causality | Novikov Self-Consistency Principle |
    | Bootstrap Paradox | Information without Origin | Ontological Gap | Temporal Resonance Damping |