Name for a particular time travel paradox

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The discussion centers on Novikov's self-consistency principle in relation to time travel, specifically the idea that encountering a future version of oneself would prevent any actions that could lead to one's own death or hinder the ability to return to the past. The original poster seeks the name of this concept for further research, indicating a desire for clarity rather than debate. The mention of the Grandfather paradox suggests an interest in the implications of time travel and self-consistency without delving into contentious arguments.
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I have thought of an interesting property of time travel based on Novikov's self-consistency principle. I'm sure it's not wholly original, but if someone has heard of it before, I'd really like to know the name given to it so I can research it:

If you find yourself next to a future version of yourself, by Novikov's principle, you should find yourself unable to die or otherwise impair yourself from eventually going back in time.

I'm not really looking for a heated debate on the topic. Just the name is all I'm looking for.
 
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Tac-Tics said:
I have thought of an interesting property of time travel based on Novikov's self-consistency principle. I'm sure it's not wholly original, but if someone has heard of it before, I'd really like to know the name given to it so I can research it:

If you find yourself next to a future version of yourself, by Novikov's principle, you should find yourself unable to die or otherwise impair yourself from eventually going back in time.

I'm not really looking for a heated debate on the topic. Just the name is all I'm looking for.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandfather_paradox
 

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