A causal loop, in the context of time travel or retrocausality, is a sequence of events (actions, information, objects, people) in which an event is among the causes of another event, which in turn is among the causes of the first-mentioned event. Such causally-looped events then exist in spacetime, but their origin cannot be determined. A theorized example of a causality loop is given of a billiard ball striking its past self: the billiard ball moves in a path towards a time machine, and the future self of the billiard ball emerges from the time machine before its past self enters it, giving its past self a glancing blow, altering the past ball's path and causing it to enter the time machine at an angle that would cause its future self to strike its past self the very glancing blow that altered its path.
Terminology in physics, philosophy, and fiction
Backwards time travel would allow for causal loops involving events, information, people or objects whose histories form a closed loop, and thus seem to "come from nowhere." The notion of objects or information which are "self-existing" in this way is often viewed as paradoxical, with several authors referring to a causal loop involving information or objects without origin as a bootstrap paradox, an information paradox, or an ontological paradox. The use of "bootstrap" in this context refers to the expression "pulling yourself up by your bootstraps" and to Robert A. Heinlein's time travel story By His Bootstraps.
It’s a vicious loop, depicting the causal link; exposure to negative content worsened mood, which then led the participants to seek out even more negative material ... This creates a feedback loop that can perpetuate mental health challenges over time.".
SD breaks down a system into different variables, and the relationships between these variables are mapped out via a causal loop diagram (CLD) ... Loops R1 and R2 show reinforcing mechanisms driven by peer effects.
Dr. Daniel Kim's CoreTheory of Success is a systems causal loop that explains how the quality of interactions within a team or organization drives overall performance ... .
hooks, loops and bubbles ... In spacetime foam, causality does not apply, because there are closed loops in spacetime where the future of an event is also its past (so its outcome can also be its cause).
hooks, loops and bubbles ... In spacetime foam, causality does not apply, because there are closed loops in spacetime where the future of an event is also its past (so its outcome can also be its cause).
The train (12578) crew experienced a heavy jerk when the train entered into Loop/line and collided with Stabbled Good train in loop line, Indian Railways said in a statement.“Train Passed ... No causality.
During the 1970s, inventor/environmentalist James Lovelock and evolutionary biologist Lynn Margulis proposed the Gaia Hypothesis...Credit ... Because these strains act on the environment, and the environment affects them, this creates a closed causal loop.
Despite its importance, this idea could not be previously tested due to its planetary scale ... "Because these strains act on the environment, and the environment affects them, this creates a closed causal loop," Solé said ... More information ... DOI ... Citation.
The first selected program was Thriving Pink ProspeROSA ... This project targets incarceration and poor health function as a causal loop for many indigent individuals who are accused of crimes and struggle with social determinants of health.
This article first appeared in Issue 15 of our free digital magazine CURIOUS. . H.G ... So, is it even possible?. Advertisement ... To pick just one example ... Calling them closed causal loops may speed communication but doesn’t solve the problem ... .
In many cases, that involves narratives that mess around with causality loops and alternative timelines; taking the standard feature of a flowchart of event"nodes" that allows the player to view other ...
"By accurately assessing interactions among groups, we gain valuable insights into the impact of homophily on minorities, which lays the groundwork to uncover potential causal loops between the sizes ...
With those rules established, Causal Loop on YouTube had at it ... Causal Loop hits the ground running with a pistol, since it gun bashes quicker than other, heavier weapons ... Causal Loop then stumbles upon a goldmine.
If you don't wind up facing that one famous patricidal self-contradiction, then it will be 'Pogo,' 'Dalí' (or the 'melting clock'), and never-ending causality loops ... No wonder there was a war fought over it!. 10. Romulans And Radiation Exposure ... Next.
