The G\"odel Universe: A Practical Travel Guide

We study the G\"odel universe through worldlines associated with motion at constant speed and constant acceleration orthogonal to the instantaneous velocity (WSAs). We show that these worldlines can be used to access every region -- both spatial and temporal -- of the space-time. We capture the...

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Main Authors Sahdev, Deshdeep, Sundararaman, Ravishankar, Modgil, Moninder Singh
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 17.11.2006
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Physics - General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
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Summary:We study the G\"odel universe through worldlines associated with motion at constant speed and constant acceleration orthogonal to the instantaneous velocity (WSAs). We show that these worldlines can be used to access every region -- both spatial and temporal -- of the space-time. We capture the insights they accord in a series of sketches, which extend significantly the Hawking and Ellis picture of the G\"odel universe.
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.gr-qc/0611093