Time Machines Create Wormholes? | EFE

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The discussion revolves around the hypothetical scenario of using two time machines to create a wormhole, referencing the Einstein Field Equations (EFE) in the context of space-time manipulation. The conversation emphasizes the necessity of a detailed description of the time machines' construction for meaningful speculation. The thread was ultimately closed due to a lack of concrete information regarding the mechanics of the proposed devices.

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Bear with me, assuming you had a device that could bend space-time the same way as energy does and built two time machines and put the one inside the other then you sent the outer one forward in time and the inner one backwards would they hypothetically create a wormhole? Or what would happen according to the EFE? Weird question I know but humor me.
 
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Superposed_Cat said:
Bear with me, assuming you had a device that could bend space-time the same way as energy does
Every device has this, as every device has energy.
and built two time machines
Without a description how to build them, this is pointless speculation - we do not allow this here, so I closed the thread.
If you have a proper description how those time machines are supposed to work, feel free to send me a message, and I'll open the thread again.

Even better: if you have a working time machine, you can go back to a time where the thread was still open, and edit your post :D.[/size]
 

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