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View SchemaComment on 'Quantum Theory Looks at Time Travel' by D.Greenberger & K.Svozil
| Authors | John S. Wykes |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0507052 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0507052 |
Abstract
It is claimed in the above paper that, if time travel were possible, quantum propagation would prevent classic time travel paradoxes by establishing consistent loops; an example circuit is used to demonstrate such a loop. It is argued here that established loops are not the framework in which the classic paradoxes arise; rather they arise via the establishment of a concrete initial history in which no disturbing time travel is allowed and then disturbing that history via the launch of the time traveller. It is shown that, operated in this two-pass fashion, if the first forward evolution of their circuit produces a definite triggering of a backwards time travelling state, the re-evolution thereby engendered may be organised so as to prohibit the triggering of this state, thereby creating a classic time travel paradox.
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"title": "Comment on \u0027Quantum Theory Looks at Time Travel\u0027 by D.Greenberger \u0026 K.Svozil",
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