What's the exact point about time travel?

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The discussion centers on the theoretical limitations of time travel, emphasizing that while concepts from Special and General Relativity suggest possibilities, practical implementation remains unattainable. Key points include the lack of a definitive theory and experimental evidence necessary for engineers to create a time machine. The conversation highlights that energy requirements for Special Relativity-based time travel are prohibitive, while General Relativity-based time travel is hindered by the absence of exotic matter. Without concrete theories and experimental validation, the creation of a time machine remains impossible.

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What's the exact point that stopping our scientists to create time machine in reality?
It shows theory of time machine proved, what's the exact point that stopping our scientists to create time machine in reality?
 
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Benjamin_harsh said:
It shows theory of time machine proved

What "theory of time machine" are you talking about?
 
PeterDonis said:
What "theory of time machine" are you talking about?
I mean theory part of time machine.
 
Benjamin_harsh said:
I mean theory part of time machine.

I have no idea what you are talking about. Please give a reference.
 
There is no indication that you could travel to the past.
There is no indication that you could travel to the future with realistic effort. Relativistic spacecraft make it possible in principle but not with any effort we can imagine.
 
Basically, we do not have a theory of time travel.

We have some notions of time travel into the future as described in the theory of Special and General Relativity as illustrated in the Twin Paradox. We have experimental results confirming the passage of time is different for different observers with GPS clocks and other tests.

We have even more vague notions of time travel to the past within the limits of closed time-like curves but nothing more.

For engineers to build a working time travel machine, they would need a definitive theory and a physical experiment that accomplished it. To say something is possible but with no means to show it then the engineers have nothing to work with.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_travel

As an example, consider the invention of the laser. It started with a paper describing the possibility of a coherent beam of light and then further papers about the excitation of atoms. The experimental scientists and engineers then discover what kinds of materials work best for lasing and finally, products are produced.

Without the theory and the physical experiments showing it's feasibility and a means to achieve it, real working products could not be produced.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser
 
Benjamin_harsh said:
Summary:: What's the exact point that stopping our scientists to create time machine in reality?

It shows theory of time machine proved, what's the exact point that stopping our scientists to create time machine in reality?
For SR-based time travel it is insufficient energy. For GR-based time travel it is the complete lack of any evidence that exotic matter actually exists.
 
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