1. You would need the mass of at least 4 suns to create a black hole. Actually, when the black hole is first created, it probably would be very small like you describe. But once surrounding matter (in this case, our world) starts to fall in, the event horizon expands. So if you could contain...
I see, so a wormhole is better described as a part of spacetime itself. I should stop thinking of them as separate objects, like what black holes and stars are.
I think all is clear to me now, thank you so much for all your help!
Don't worry, I totally understand we are treading more into sci-fi and theory, rather than textbook physics.
The reason I ask about the weight is because one of Morris-Thorne's requirements for a transverable wormhole would be for it to provide a smooth ride. With a mouth only having a...
Thanks, that actually clears up a few cobwebs for me. Dr. Thorne's "Black Holes and time warps" mentioned the probability of the topology within the quantum foam, and I really couldn't follow what he was getting at. I think this was what he was explaining, and I get it now.
One last...
Things to never discuss in polite company:
1. Religion
2. Politics
3. Backwards time travel
Now I will add naked singularities to this list :)
Thanks for the feedback. I think I read in the forums about creating a singularity for the purpose of a wormhole, but after all this feedback...
Thanks for all the feedback!
OK, so "random" isn't the correct way to describe where the other end will be at. You are saying that if an advanced civilization in Andromeda "grabs" a quantum wormhole, they will have a .05 probability that it will lead to a place around Vega, a .01 probability...
Hello, I'm a liberal arts type with an interest in wormholes, so bear with my "science".
From my readings, there are two (highly theoretically, of course) ways of creating a wormhole:
1. Focus a galactic-level beam of energy/mass at a single point. This will create a naked singularity...