By Ajitesh Pathak

WHAT IS TIME??

• A limited stretch or space of continued existence

• the interval between two successive events

ORIGINS OF THE CONCEPT

Ancient folk tales and myths sometimes involved something akin to travelling forward in time

In Mahabharata king Revaita travels to heaven

Returns back to find that several ages have passed on Earth

Basics of Time Travel

• General and special theory of Relativity

• Concept of spacetime combines space and time in a single abstract space

• Closed timelike curves form closed loops in space time

• Allowing objects to return to their own past

• Other method Travelling faster than speed of light

Time Travel in fiction

• The concept of time travel is very intriguing

• It has been the basis of a large number of bestselling novels

• The Time machine by H.G. Wells is one the example

Motion pictures and time travel

• Every year movies based on time travel are made

• This concept can be used in every genre of filmaking

• Prime examples here are terminator series, Back to the future series ,Action Replayy etc.