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Phys. Rev. D 42, 1057–1065 (1990)

Physical effects in wormholes and time machines

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Valery P. Frolov
Theoretical Physics Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455
P. N. Lebedev, Physical Institute, Moscow, U.S.S.R.

Igor D. Novikov
Space Research Institute, Moscow, U.S.S.R.

Received 9 February 1990; published in the issue dated 15 August 1990

Physical effects in a spacetime with a traversable wormhole are considered. It is shown that the interaction of a wormhole with the surrounding matter and with the external gravitational field almost inevitably transforms it into a time machine.

© 1990 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevD.42.1057
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevD.42.1057
PACS:
04.20.Cv, 04.40.+c, 95.30.Sf