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The orientability of spacetime

Mark J Hadley

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Abstract

Contrary to established beliefs, spacetime may not be time-orientable. By considering an experimental test of time orientability it is shown that a failure of time-orientability of a spacetime region would be indistinguishable from a particle antiparticle annihilation event.

arXiv comments
5 Pages plus 3 figures. More explanations added as requested by referees. Figures enhanced
Journal reference
Class.Quant.Grav. 19 (2002) 4565-4572
DOI
doi:10.1088/0264-9381/19/17/308
Subjects
gr-qcGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology quant-phQuantum Physics

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