Time Travel Simulation Resolves “Grandfather Paradox”

Time Travel Simulation Resolves “Grandfather Paradox”

9/21/2014

link

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/time-travel-simulation-resolves-grandfather-paradox/

summary

This article discusses a recent simulation conducted by researchers which resolves the famous "grandfather paradox" in time travel. The grandfather paradox is the hypothetical situation where a time traveler goes back in time and prevents their own existence by killing their grandfather before their parent is conceived. The simulation found that even if the time traveler is successful in killing their grandfather, an alternative timeline is created where their parent is still born, ensuring the time traveler's existence. The article explains the scientific theories and principles behind this simulation, including the concept of multiple timelines and the idea that time travel cannot alter the past in a way that would completely negate the time traveler's existence.

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