The Hidden Truth About Wormholes

 

  what is scotty's transporter from star  trek  doctor who's tardis and the bifrost used  by marvel's thor  all have in common well  they utilize wormholes in one form or  another to near  instantly transport people through space  and across different dimensions  so are wormholes a viable option then  or are they just the stuff of science  fiction myth and legend  if they are real can we use them to  expand out across the universe and  through time  or are we playing with fire  welcome to  and today deep  into the vortex  in why wormholes are a big deal    are they real in reality wormholes are a  theoretically possible construct however  we have gathered no evidence either  confirming or denying their existence  they were first theorized in 1916 a  passage through space-time predicted by  the general theory of relativity  while reviewing another physicist's  solutions to the equations  albert einstein proposed ludwig flum  realized another solution was possible a  reversal of a black hole  with another opening connected by a  space-time conduit  in 1935 einstein and another physicist  by the name of nathan rosen  used the general theory of relativity to  expand on flahm's idea  proposing the existence of the  einstein-rosen bridge  it would be a way to connect two  different points in space-time  creating a shortcut of sorts otherwise  known as a wormhole  the idea that space-time is effectively  folded  with two extremely distant points linked  by the bridge formed by the wormhole  at this point the whole idea is very  hypothetical  very few scientists think we will be  stumbling across  any where miles anytime soon to get a  true feel for what a wormhole is  we need to brush up on our high school  science classes and get better  acquainted with black holes  what's a black hole in short a black  hole is formed with a star exhausted  stored fuel  required to maintain the nuclear fusion  reaction at its core  effectively combining two hydrogen atoms  to form a single helium atom  the gravitational forces required to  sustain this reaction are  almost immeasurable once the hydrogen is  all used up  the star explodes into a supernova  before contracting in on itself in a  gravitational collapse  creating the black hole the intense  gravity required to form the star and  maintain its burn effectively dooms it  to a life of sucking matter and  radiation into its void  they can only be tracked by the  gravitational forces they exert on  celestial bodies  around them and cannot be seen as not  even light can escape  forming a point of no return called an  event horizon  effectively the mouth of a giant funnel  okay so then what's a wormhole a  wormhole is essentially another funnel  attached to the back of a black hole  with the mouth aiming the opposite way  having an appearance a little like an  hourglass the rear wormhole is  frequently referred to  as an opposite white hole  it's thought that the mouths are  spheroidal in shape with a throat  spiraling with a slight wind before  reaching the einstein rosenbridge  linking the two structures together a  naturally occurring black hole  formed from a dying star is not thought  to create a worm or by itself  for a wormhole to exist there must be  exotic matter present  a substance entirely different from  regular anti  or dark matter exotic matter  is classified as containing negative  energy density and a large negative  pressure  and so far has only been seen in the  behavior of certain vacuum states  as part of the quantum field theory in  essence  wormholes may or may not exist and if  they do  it's with the help of unnamed exotic  matter which also may  or may not exist then there is the fact  that the general theory of relativity  fundamentally excludes the existence of  exotic matter  by its very nature wormholes may not  only connect to different parts of the  universe  but also two entirely different  universes  it's also theorized that they could  connect the same place in the universe  but in a different time think time  machine  can we use them nearby stars are an  unachievable goal  it would take around 165 000 years to  complete the journey to our nearest star  alpha centuri traveling at approximately  17  600 miles an hour and even then  sending word that we've reached our  destination would take 4.3 years to  reach the earth  then there's the monumental task of  building a ship to last that long in  space  obviously this is an unfathomable amount  of time  a total waste of brain power to even  consider it  unless alternate technologies could get  as they're substantially faster  let's look at some feasible options  there are antimatter engines  which are not even theoretically  possible yet let alone viable  then there's nuclear fusion rockets not  only are they yet to exist  a prototype would be too large to fit on  a spacecraft  some scientists have proposed nuclear  pulse propulsion  which lays small nuclear bombs behind  the ship so the blast can push it along  which sounds like a super bad idea  futurists have theorized the possibility  of magnetic busan ramjets  that suck up nearby magnetic fields to  fuel the drive  again not even theoretic possible yet  this leaves us with only one realistic  option  wormholes the only catch is that the  laws of physics would forbid  any solid matter from traveling through  a wormhole it's somewhat likely that  information may be  able to be passed through the other side  using electromagnetic radiation  but even then it's pure speculation  are they dangerous the addition of  regular matter contained in a human  being to the exotic matter  theoretically contained within wormhole  could cause it to suddenly  and violently collapse a cancellation  effect that would cause a chain reaction  and destabilize the entire  einstein-rosen bridge  traveling through a wormhole if it even  stays open following your entrance  would also be tricky mainly because the  black hole part  you would be expected to die instantly  well  sort of your reality would split into  two  in one you would be instantly  incinerated or torn apart into  sub-atomic particles or both  in the other reality you would fall into  the abyss of the black hole  completely unharmed infinitely time  would have no meaning  the truth is that a black hole is a  place where the laws of physics as we  know them break down and cease to exist  gravitational force can wrap the fabric  of space-time itself  and in a place with this much gravity a  black hole can be twisted in on itself  burrowing a hole in the very fabric of  reality even if there was a way to  prevent the above two scenarios  there is the pesky nuisance of the  extraordinarily powerful radiation  you would be exposed to historically  humans don't do so well when exposed to  a large dose of nuclear by-product  nasties  so good or bad idea  current technology has advanced  insufficiently enough to create  enlarge or stabilize black holes and  that means that the wormholes are  completely out of the question  even if one could be found we would have  no way of using it  astrophysicist eric davis from earth  tech  believes that wormholes are our best bet  at achieving time travel  he thinks it's possible according to the  general theory of relativity  and scientists have already sent tiny  particles called muons  similar to electrons fought in time by  manipulating the gravity around them  but we are talking in the order of  nanoseconds here  davis thinks that the wormhole won't be  a method for traveling  indescribably long distances through the  universe but rather  sending humans through what is called a  closed time-like curve  otherwise known as a time machine the  problem here is that the amount of  exotic matter needed to create this  quantum-backed reaction  would destroy the wormhole almost  immediately after its creation  famous astrophysicist stephen hawking is  of the opinion that you can't have your  cake and eat it too  scientists must either ground their  arguments based on either the general  theory of relativity  or in quantum theory both of which are  not only incomplete  but neither is able to fully encompass  and explain the complexities of the  universe  and its physics before scientists can  look at discovering and utilizing  wormhole technology  there needs to be a reconciled set of  rules often referred to as the quantum  theory of gravity  hawking goes on to that although a  wormhole-based machine to travel through  time and space  is possible under general relativity the  rules of quantum mechanics expressly  deny the possibility  of it being used to transport any  variety of matter or radiation through  the portal  scientists are hopeful however that in  the distant future wormhole technology  could be utilized to power craft  to send mankind to even our closest star  other parts of the milky way  and maybe even to other galaxies in the  far reaches of the universe  almost 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