A non-branching framework that resolves the Grandfather Paradox through causal independence — preserving logical consistency without requiring parallel universes.
The Causal Detachment Model of Time Travel resolves the Grandfather Paradox by removing a traveler’s dependence on the past that originally produced them. When a traveler departs their timeline, their existence becomes self-sustaining rather than reliant on ancestral or historical conditions.
This allows them to alter history freely — including erasing their own origin — without generating contradiction or branching universes. After intervention, the rewritten timeline no longer contains the conditions that once led to the traveler’s birth, yet the traveler remains present as a stable anomaly.
Mass-energy is preserved through transfer instead of duplication, maintaining physical coherence.
Conceptual diagrams illustrating the mechanics of causal detachment
When the traveler leaves at departure, they split from the original timeline and continue on their own separate path.
Before leaving, the traveler is part of the original timeline, but after leaving, a new timeline forms and moves forward differently.
Once detached, the traveler continues existing independently while the original timeline carries on without them.
The departure moment marks the point where the traveler’s past stays tied to the original timeline, but their future becomes separate.
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Specializing in paradox resolution and the logical foundations of theoretical time travel, Howland Liva has developed a non-branching time-travel model focused on maintaining logical consistency without requiring multiverse frameworks.
His work bridges mathematical rigor with philosophical coherence, offering a fresh approach to one of physics’ most enduring puzzles.
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