Chronodynamics
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Chronodynamics is an invented system of time travel
found in the fiction
of James Boudreaux II. By adhering to the principle of self-consistency
, put forth by Igor D. Novikov, Chronodynamics offers a reasonable and logical alternative to paradox
es.
The Theory of Chronodynamics is summarized in its Three Laws.
The three laws of Chronodynamics are:
1. "Past, present and future are relative to the observer."
2. "Time travel multiplies the traveler, not the event, which remains eternal and immutable."
3. "Cause must precede effect, though it may not appear to do so to the stationary observer."
. In the body of the story, time travel is always portrayed in a chronodynamic light.
More information can be found at Trickshot.
Time travel
Time travel is the concept of moving between different points in time in a manner analogous to moving between different points in space. Time travel could hypothetically involve moving backward in time to a moment earlier than the starting point, or forward to the future of that point without the...
found in the fiction
Fiction
Fiction is the form of any narrative or informative work that deals, in part or in whole, with information or events that are not factual, but rather, imaginary—that is, invented by the author. Although fiction describes a major branch of literary work, it may also refer to theatrical,...
of James Boudreaux II. By adhering to the principle of self-consistency
Novikov self-consistency principle
The Novikov self-consistency principle, also known as the Novikov self-consistency conjecture, is a principle developed by Russian physicist Igor Dmitriyevich Novikov in the mid-1980s to solve the problem of paradoxes in time travel, which is theoretically permitted in certain solutions of general...
, put forth by Igor D. Novikov, Chronodynamics offers a reasonable and logical alternative to paradox
Paradox
Similar to Circular reasoning, A paradox is a seemingly true statement or group of statements that lead to a contradiction or a situation which seems to defy logic or intuition...
es.
The Theory of Chronodynamics is summarized in its Three Laws.
The three laws of Chronodynamics are:
1. "Past, present and future are relative to the observer."
2. "Time travel multiplies the traveler, not the event, which remains eternal and immutable."
3. "Cause must precede effect, though it may not appear to do so to the stationary observer."
Use in fiction
Chronodynamics is employed in the online graphic serial Tales From the Chronodynamics Guild: TRICKSHOT as a plot devicePlot device
A plot device is an object or character in a story whose sole purpose is to advance the plot of the story, or alternatively to overcome some difficulty in the plot....
. In the body of the story, time travel is always portrayed in a chronodynamic light.
More information can be found at Trickshot.