Time travel could be possible, but only with parallel timelines

Please follow and like us:

The possibility of travelling through different time periods has been something that humans found fascinating since the ancient eras. The question is looked at from different aspects, from physics and science to philosophy and religion. If such endeavor was possible, then there would have to be timelines that are parallel. The whole idea would also question our definition and understanding of the concept of time. Scientists have been able to describe the concept through equations, but without empirical proof, those are not really useful.

Key Takeaways:

Time travel most likely requires exotic matter, which is very rare and hard to create.
Novikov’s self-consistency conjecture states that you may be able to travel to the past, but you can’t change it.
Multiple histories or parallel timelines are ways to sidestep the paradoxes of time travel.

“It turns out that you can write down equations that describe time travel and are fully compatible and consistent with relativity.”

References: