The discussion revolves around the concept of wormholes and their potential for enabling faster-than-light travel. Participants explore theoretical implications, mechanics of wormhole operation, and the associated paradoxes, with a focus on the nature of space and time in relation to wormhole travel.
Participants express differing views on the mechanics and implications of wormhole travel, with no consensus reached on the feasibility of the proposed ideas or the nature of the processes involved.
Participants highlight the complexity of wormhole mechanics and the potential for time travel paradoxes, indicating that assumptions about the nature of space and the operation of wormholes remain unresolved.
That is not a good description.Bob Porter said:if each side of space is equally stretched to meet each other.
What I was trying to say was, If I used my incredible technology to open a wormhole to travel to you, in which you are several thousand light years away. At the same time, you opened a worm hole allowing the worm hole to be opened faster. Then once I travel technically to you, the space you were controlling, turn my technology off, then turn off your tech. Your side of space would return to normal in half the time since your technology only had to establish the connection half way.mfb said:That is not a good description.
If wormholes are possible, they allow you to reach some destination faster than light would need for the regular trip (without wormhole). There is no need to close a wormhole or whatever. The wormhole itself provides a shorter connection. You never travel faster than light - you just take a shorter connection. Light going through the wormhole as well would still be faster than you.
Also, if wormholes are possible, it is nearly impossible to avoid time travel paradoxes.
That doesn't make sense.Bob Porter said:At the same time, you opened a worm hole allowing the worm hole to be opened faster.