Creating a Wormhole: Process & Theory

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The discussion centers on the theoretical creation of wormholes, drawing parallels to black hole formation. It highlights that black holes are real entities confirmed by experiments, while wormholes remain hypothetical. The Morris-Thorne-Yurtserver paper outlines the conditions for wormhole creation, suggesting that quantum methods and exotic matter are essential for stabilization. Kip Thorne's book, "Black Holes and Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy," provides a more accessible overview of these concepts.

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  • Understanding of black hole physics and formation
  • Familiarity with quantum mechanics and quantum foam
  • Knowledge of exotic matter and the weak energy condition
  • Basic grasp of general relativity and time travel theories
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  • Read the Morris-Thorne-Yurtserver paper on wormholes and time machines
  • Study Kip Thorne's "Black Holes and Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy"
  • Explore the concept of quantum foam and its implications for wormhole creation
  • Investigate the properties and theoretical implications of exotic matter
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Do we know process of creating wormhole?
Black hole is real in nature and we know what is reason of it. If energy concentrate in sphere with radius which less gravitational radius then second cosmic velocity is speed of light and create black hole. We know process which can create these. If we know it we can realize quantum black hole useful colliders or other method in the future. In the past we didn't know about fact black hole is real or only theoretical object. Today we registered black hole and know that it's real object because experiment show it. We can't find wormhole too. But do we know about process which can create it like in situations with theory of black hole (black hole can realize when energy (mass) concentrate in sphere with little radius)? Or we only know that it can be real. If we know it tell me please what should I read for know theory which tell about it?
 
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As I recall, to create a wormhole classically one would need a time machine :(. (Such as, for instance, closed time-like curves). For a reference, see the Morris-Thorne-Yurtserver paper, "Wormholes, Time machines, and the weak energy condition", https://authors.library.caltech.edu/9262/1/MORprl88.pdf. See the section on "wormhole creation".

Morris, et al, suggests that wormholes might be created by quantum methods, possibly even arising naturally from the hypothetical "quantum foam". To be useful, though, such wormholes would need to be stabilized. This requires "exotic matter", matter that violates the weak energy condition. The above paper talks about this in more depth.

Kip Thorne, one of the co-authors of the above paper, talks a bit about this very briefly, in more popular and less technical language, in his book, "Black holes and Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy". The book is not bad for a popularization, though at PF the moderators recommend posting references to peer-reviewed papers.
 
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pervect said:
As I recall, to create a wormhole classically one would need a time machine :(. (Such as, for instance, closed time-like curves). For a reference, see the Morris-Thorne-Yurtserver paper, "Wormholes, Time machines, and the weak energy condition", https://authors.library.caltech.edu/9262/1/MORprl88.pdf. See the section on "wormhole creation".

Morris, et al, suggests that wormholes might be created by quantum methods, possibly even arising naturally from the hypothetical "quantum foam". To be useful, though, such wormholes would need to be stabilized. This requires "exotic matter", matter that violates the weak energy condition. The above paper talks about this in more depth.

Kip Thorne, one of the co-authors of the above paper, talks a bit about this very briefly, in more popular and less technical language, in his book, "Black holes and Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy". The book is not bad for a popularization, though at PF the moderators recommend posting references to peer-reviewed papers.
Thank you for answer. I'll think about it
 

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