Closed timelike curves and chronology protection in quantum and classical simulators. (English) Zbl 1478.83002
Summary: In principe, general relativity seems to allow the existence of closed timelike curves (CTC). However, when quantum effects are considered, it is likely that their existence is prevented by some kind of chronological protection mechanism, as Hawking conjectured. Confirming or refuting the conjecture would require a full quantum theory of gravity. Meanwhile, the use of simulations could shed some light on this issue. We propose simulations of CTCs in a quantum system as well as in a classical one. In the quantum simulation, some restrictions appear that are not present in the classical setup, which could be interpreted as an analogue of a chronology protection mechanism.
MSC:
| 83-10 | Mathematical modeling or simulation for problems pertaining to relativity and gravitational theory |
| 81-10 | Mathematical modeling or simulation for problems pertaining to quantum theory |
| 81T20 | Quantum field theory on curved space or space-time backgrounds |
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