Concept information
Preferred term
wormhole
Definition(s)
- A wormhole (Einstein-Rosen bridge) is a speculative structure connecting disparate points in spacetime, and is based on a special solution of the Einstein field equations. A wormhole can be visualized as a tunnel with two ends at separate points in spacetime (i.e., different locations, different points in time, or both). Wormholes are consistent with the general theory of relativity, but whether wormholes actually exist remains to be seen. Many scientists postulate that wormholes are merely projections of a fourth spatial dimension, analogous to how a two-dimensional (2D) being could experience only part of a three-dimensional (3D) object. Theoretically, a wormhole might connect extremely long distances such as a billion light years, or short distances such as a few meters, or different points in time, or even different universes. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wormhole)
Broader concept(s)
Narrower concept(s)
Synonym(s)
- Einstein–Rosen bridge
- worm hole
In other languages
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French
URI
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