Level: BSc, MSci, MSc
Title: The Gödel spacetime
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Research Area: Geometry and Analysis
Description:

The Gödel spacetime describes a rotating Universe with closed timelike curves. This last feature suggests the possibility of travel in time and has fascinated relativists for decades. The objective of this project is to explore the basic geometric properties of this spacetime.

Further Reading:
  • I. Ozsvath and E. Schucking, Gödel's trip, Am. J. Phys. 71 801 (2003).

A copy of this article can be supplied to interested students on request.

Key Modules:

MTH6132 Relativity (advisable)

Other Information:
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