Recurrence of Space-Time Events

Nasr Ahmed^1,2*

¹Astronomy Department, National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics, Helwan, Cairo, Egypt.
²Mathematics Department, Faculty of Science, Taibah University, Madina, Saudi Arabia.

DOI: 10.4236/jmp.2015.613182                

Abstract

A causal-directed graphical space-time model has been suggested in which the recurrence phenomena that happen in history and science can be naturally explained. In this Ramsey theorem inspired model, the regular and repeated patterns are interpreted as identical or semi-identical space-time causal chains. The “same colored paths and subgraphs” in the classical Ramsey theorem are interpreted as identical or semi-identical causal chains. In the framework of the model, Poincare recurrence and the cosmological recurrence arise naturally. We use Ramsey theorem to prove that there’s always a possibility of predictability no matter how chaotic the system is.

Keywords

Space-Time Models, Causal Directed-Graphs, Chaotic Systems, Recurrence Phenomena

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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