UNDERSTANDING THE WORMHOLE
Ever since the theory was first put forth in the early twentieth century by scientists Albert Einstein and Nathan Rosen, many have speculated what the ultimate implications of the theory of relativity could mean. We imagine it as a shortcut or cosmic detour through unimaginable distances.
Yet, it’s not without risks: from radiation to immanent collapse, et al interstellar horrors make even the idea of wormhole travel a harried venture at best. The mathematics behind the theorized wormholes predicts such a phenomenon, but as of yet there have been no scientific discoveries or research to indicate any wormhole’s presence.
We also shouldn’t mistake a cosmic shortcut for a means of time travel. It is meant simply to help get to a destination faster. Even Stephen Hawking has said that wormholes are probably not capable in assisting our will to time travel. Sorry, Interstellar fans.
THE RECENT FUROR IN SCIENCE
It’s no surprise that studying such an interesting scientific phenomenon has generated such widespread attention. After all, so many of us are eternally on the lookout for some way to time travel, whether by gadget or plot device (i.e., fate).
But recent research released by the journal Nature does involve wormhole theory but approaches it in a different way than what Einstein had envisioned.
The study presents to the scientific community and the public the idea of studying a wormhole via magnetism. What was proposed was last seen in an earlier study in 2007 in the journal Physical Review Letters, which described a type of wormhole capable of being invisible, or cloaking.
A STEP FURTHER INTO THE STUDY
But new research has taken a slightly different avenue, keeping the idea of a magnetic wormhole to the fore. The study approached the magnetic wormhole through the use of superconductors, constructing a model in the form of a three layered object.
What the combined models would accomplish is to create a wormhole that’s magnetically cloaked, making any object traveling through it invisible as soon as it enters, giving the impression upon exit of seemingly popping out of nowhere on the other side. To understand this better, imagine approaching a tunnel in a mountain, suddenly disappearing from one end, and then popping back into existence at the other end.
Though the study proves the existence of wormholes in terms of magnetic interaction, there is no way to verify the existence of wormholes in space. However, the use of this magnetic wormhole technology would be both profound and exceedingly practical.
