Entropy Rising

Jacob and Lucas | Space Exploration & Speculative Fiction

Wormholes: What Physics Says and Sci-Fi Imagine

SEP 28, 202636 MIN

Description

Wormholes are one of the most fascinating ideas in theoretical physics, but how much of what we see in science fiction is actually possible? Support us on Pateron :https://www.patreon.com/c/EntropyRising In this episode of Entropy Rising, we take a deep dive into wormholes, from Einstein-Rosen bridges and general relativity to the biggest problems with keeping a wormhole open. We explore what physicists actually say about traversable wormholes, exotic matter, stability, and whether these shortcuts through spacetime could ever exist in the real universe. Then we push beyond the known physics and ask the fun question: if stable wormholes did exist, what could we actually do with them? Interstellar travel, instant transportation, communication across enormous distances, and some of the stranger consequences that science fiction loves to explore. From real physics to hard science fiction, this is a full discussion of what wormholes are, why they are so difficult, and what they could mean for the future of space travel. Support the show Website: https://www.entropy-rising.com/