Abstract
We study the massless scalar wave equation on a class of asymptotically flat, static spacetimes with closed timelike curves (CTC’s), in which all future-directed CTC’s traverse one end of a handle (wormhole) and emerge from the other end at an earlier time. Existence of smooth, asymptotically regular solutions is proved for smooth data with finite energy given in . The proof requires a generalized spectral decomposition for a non-Hermitian operator. We also prove that this solution is unique among solutions that die off in time.
- Received 25 October 1990
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.66.401
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