Time Travel 102
Flatland with gravity - how does that work? In one time and two space dimensions, the Einstein equation is almost too simple, but the results are not! See how spacetime curvature warps light cones, creates ambiguities in causal boundaries, and even allows at least a mathematical possibility for time travel.

Why no gravitational force in d=2+1 spacetime?

Flat 2+1 dimensional spacetime.

Paths of light in flat 2+1 dimensional spacetime.

2+1 dimensional spacetime with one massive point particle.

What is the spacetime geometry?

How does light propagate?

What is the causal structure?

2+1 dimensional spacetime with one spinning point particle. (Coming next month)

What is the spacetime geometry?

How does light propagate?

What is the causal structure?

What does this mean for real time travel?

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