Is Entanglement Through Wormholes a Pathway to Understanding Quantum Gravity?

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The discussion centers on the relationship between entanglement and wormholes as proposed by physicist Juan Maldacena. In his November 2016 article in Scientific American, Maldacena suggests that entangled states may imply a geometric connection, potentially leading to a deeper understanding of quantum gravity. He posits that entanglement could be viewed as threads connecting systems, with larger amounts of entanglement weaving the fabric of spacetime, governed by Einstein's equations. The concept challenges traditional notions of geometry and suggests that quantum mechanics is fundamental to the structure of spacetime.

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Hasn't anyone or others thought of this before.. entanglement using wormholes seem to be quite obvious and logical.

According to Jun Maldacena in November 2016 issue of Scientific American (see https://www.scientificamerican.com/...holes-could-pave-the-way-for-quantum-gravity/ for intro first):

"Although we identified the connection between wormholes
and entangled states using black holes, it is tempting to speculate
that the link is more general—that whenever we have entanglement
we have a kind of geometric connection. This expectation
should hold true even in the simplest case, in which we
have only two entangled particles. In such situations, however,
the spatial connection could involve tiny quantum structures that
would not follow our usual notion of geometry. We still do not
know how to describe these microscopic geometries, but the entanglement
of these structures might somehow give rise to spacetime
itself. It is as if entanglement can be viewed as a thread connecting
two systems. When the amount of entanglement becomes
larger, we have lots of threads, and these threads could weave
together to form the fabric of spacetime. In this picture, Einstein’s
relativity equations are governing the connections and reconnections
of these threads; quantum mechanics is not just an add-on
to gravity—it is the essence of the construction of spacetime."
 
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Maybe, but wormholes are not something you can easily get hold of in order to try that..
They didn't have any in my local supermarket,
 

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