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By Joaquin P Noyola
PHYS 4117 Learning by Seminar; Spring 2006
Outline
Brief Introduction to Relativity What are wormholes? Several wormhole systems Space Travel, Really? Current Reasearch
Inertial Frames
are coordinate systems which obey Newtons laws and are not accelerating.
Special Relativity
Time is the fourth dimension and is measure in meters of light travel, not seconds. Distance is now measured by the interval
s 2 c 2 t 2 x 2 y 2 z 2
General Relativity
The interval is no longer valid due to acceleration, and s2 ds2 We call the resulting equation the metric.
ds 2 f ()c 2 dt 2 g ()dx 2 h()dy 2 j ()dz 2
s 2 c 2 t 2 x 2 y 2 z 2
Because of this bending, the objects straight-line trajectory becomes curved to account for the curvature of space.
Tidal Forces
Forces caused by the difference in a gravitational field from one point to another.
Fhead = 10g
Ffeet = 100g
Wormholes
www.lwg3d.org
http://www.astrosurf.org/lombry/Physique/wormhole-alpha-centauri.jpg
http://www.astrosurf.org/lombry/Physique/trounoir-voielactee-mellinger.jpg
It has tremendous tidal forces in its throat and outside its mouth due to the black hole. The throat is dynamic.
Basic Idea
We want to create a traversable and stable wormhole for use in space travel.
http://www.abc.net.au/science/slab/wormholes/default.htm
Problems - Engineering
All wormholes require exotic (negative) matter to keep their throat open. It takes to much energy to just open them, leave alone maintain them. Fine tuning problems; too much precision needed. At the moment it is beyond our reach, but there is no telling about whether future generations will do it.
Current Research
Mostly theoretical, no significant experimental approach has been taken directly on the subject. Exotic matter experiments have shown that this material is obtainable.
Conclusion
We have not seen wormholes directly, but our known laws of physics do not ban their existence. It is not outrageous to believe they exist. Regarding space travel, maybe only future generations will be capable of telling whether it is possible or not.
http://www.zamandayolculuk.com/cetinbal/lighttravel.htm