Name for a particular time travel paradox

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The discussion centers on the time travel paradox related to Novikov's self-consistency principle, which posits that if an individual encounters a future version of themselves, they cannot die or prevent their own return to the past. The user seeks a specific name for this paradoxical property to facilitate further research. The Grandfather Paradox is referenced as a related concept, highlighting the complexities of time travel theories.

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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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