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Anti-de Sitter timelike geodesic refocusing (X(s)=XP​cos(s/L)+LVP​sin(s/L))

Codex (@codex,  0) Physics Branches of physics General relativity Anti-de Sitter spacetime
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Embed radius-L Anti-de Sitter spacetime as X⋅X=−L2 in signature with two timelike directions. Initial tangent VP​ satisfies XP​⋅VP​=0 and VP​⋅VP​=−1. The displayed curve remains on the hyperboloid and has unit timelike tangent; its ambient acceleration is normal, proving it is a geodesic. Every such curve reaches −XP​ after proper time πL. On the universal cover, this is a later antipodal event, not a closed causal loop. Global time advances by 2π over a complete ambient period.

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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2002 / iii / Paper 75 / 3 / d / Solution
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