In this thesis properties of the Gö / del spacetime are analyzed and it is explicitly
shown that there exist closed timelike curves in this spacetime. Geodesic motions for
massive particles and light rays are investigated. One observes the focusing effect as
a result of the solution of the geodesic equations. The time it takes for a free particle
released from a point to come back to its starting point is calculated. A geometrical
interpretation of the Gö / del spacetime is given and the question of what the Gö / del
spacetime looks like is answered.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12606414/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 August 2005 |
| Creators | Kavuk, Mehmet |
| Contributors | Sarioglu, Ozgur |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | M.S. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | To liberate the content for public access |
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