Radial Quantization in Rotating Space–Times |
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Authors: | Robert D. Bock |
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Affiliation: | (1) Electro-Optical Systems Laboratory, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA;(2) Propagation Research Associates, Inc., 1275 Kennestone Circle, Suite 100, Marietta, GA 30066, USA |
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Abstract: | We examine the time discontinuity in rotating space–times for which the topology of time is S1. A kinematic restriction is enforced that requires the discontinuity to be an integral number of the periodicity of time. Quantized radii emerge for which the associated tangential velocities are less than the speed of light. Using the de Broglie relationship, we show that quantum theory may determine the periodicity of time. A rotating Kerr–Newman black hole and a rigidly rotating disk of dust are also considered; we find that the quantized radii do not lie in the regions that possess CTCs. |
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Keywords: | general relativity and gravitation time discontinuity closed timelike curves |
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