How plausible would be an object like The Way from Greg Bear's Eon?

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The discussion centers on the concept of "The Way," an artificial universe depicted in Greg Bear's novels "Eternity" and "Eon." Participants explore the feasibility of creating an infinitely long distortion of space-time in the real universe, acknowledging that any conclusions would be speculative. One contributor emphasizes that the terminology and concepts used in Bear's works are fictional and not grounded in real physics, suggesting that they serve as plot devices rather than scientifically plausible ideas. The conversation highlights the distinction between imaginative science fiction and the limitations of our current understanding of the universe.
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A long time ago I have read the novel Eternity by Greg Bear and recently I have read the novel Eon by the same author. In both novels there is described an object/construct called The Way which is basically an artificial universe, a seemingly infinitely long cylinder-like distortion of space-time generated by some very advanced machinery.
Is that possible in the real Universe, based on what we know today? If yes, I'm struggling to imagine how would be possible to create an infinitely long distortion of space-time.
I'm aware that any answer would be pure speculation and that's why I have opened this thread in this section, I hope I didn't break any rules.
 
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dendros said:
Is that possible in the real Universe, based on what we know today?

No.
 
You can readily answer your own question, @dendros, by reading the Wiki article on Bear's novels where it describes the construction of The Way and looking up some of the terms. They are first order gobbledygook, great science fiction terminology actually, but it is entirely nonsensical and based on declared fictional physics of the kind sci-fi authors often (need to) engage into transcend the constraints of how our actual universe works and allow for plot devices such as faster than light travel / comms.

I've invented such myself, it's terrific fun to write, but it's not even a little bit real.
 
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