Worm Holes

In physics, a wormhole is a hypothetical topological feature of spacetime that is fundamentally a 'shortcut' through space and time. Spacetime can be viewed as a 2D surface (to simplify understanding) that, when 'folded' over, allows the formation of a wormhole bridge. A wormhole has at least two mouths that are connected to a single throat or tube. If the wormhole is traversable, then matter can 'travel' from one mouth to the other by passing through the throat. While there is no observational evidence for wormholes, spacetimes containing wormholes are known to be valid solutions in general relativity.

The term wormhole was coined by the American theoretical physicist John Archibald Wheeler in 1957. However, the idea of wormholes had already been theorized in 1921 by the German mathematician Hermann Weyl in connection with his analysis of mass in terms of electromagnetic field energy.[1]

This analysis forces one to consider situations...where there is a net flux of lines of force through what topologists would call a handle of the multiply-connected space and what physicists might perhaps be excused for more vividly terming a wormhole.
—John Wheeler in Annals of Physics

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[starhawks1]

what we need is some means of holding it open? a zpm will do

[elypix]

Given the fact that a star is a sphere, shining light in all directions from this sphere, radiating outwards, and a Black hole is a collapsed star, should a Black hole suck in matter from all spherical directions into its centre, and not as is always shown, as water flowing down a plug hole. Any star occupies an area of space in 3 dimensions, when it collapses it still occupies that same area, allbeit much smaller and any gravitational effects would be spherical.

[Kraizer666]

@SolidTube911

It has already been done. The problem with that is, when you send information, past the speed of light; it becomes unusable. Since all the information we send has been built with the speed of light in mind, we haven't found such a way to transfer that information without distorting it.

Science fiction is becoming reality.

[RiKyozE]

agree with Einstein and Michio!

Time Travel is Possible!

[SolidTube911]

Forget it trekkies. Theres no way to break the speed barrier and there NEVER will be. Science dictates the universe and the very thing that exist in all of space, time and the universe itself, NOT science fiction so No warp speed and no USS Enterprise. Hey, atleast u have ur star trek movies and tv shows to go back to.

[killerbee04x]

not a sort cut in time. in a wormhole there is no energy. that means it's so cold nothing moves. A wormhole is a lack of something. plus once you enter on the other side it would be like hitting water real fast. sound could kill you. heat could kill you. a black hole is not a worm hole. a black hole is liquid frequencies. the frequencies don't form matter or particles of anytime. light wouldn't bounce back.

[zigwey]

damm science your amazing

[LuridBabel]

Existence in itself is the weirdest thing I know, wormholes being held open is not impossible considering existence existing is not impossible

[321boileranimal]

2:15 I pinched one off this morning.

[TommieAitken]

I think there is possibility of that stable wormhole is already open somewhere. What we should begin is to search the wormhole.

When light goes into the one-side mouth of a wormhole, it goes out from another mouth of the wormhole as optical fiber cable.

this is trustable fact, I think.

If the specific wave band of light from a star is observed at multiple directions, it would be an evidence that the wormhole does exisit.

[uhaveachode1]

wow i understood nearly all of that O.O

a year ago i had no idea what they were talking about.

[elypix]

It is so sad that Albert Einstein is no longer with us. There are so many questions to be answered. There are many so called experts that give their opinions, but don't really give satifactory answers to genuine questions about our universe.

Mr Einstein did not have the technology of today at his disposal, only his mind, but his theoretical answers to complicated questions are far superior to those given by others.

He really was a unique individual.