Will instantaneous communication between two points in space, no matter how far apart, ever be possible?

Answer 1

Wow: thx for posting such an interesting question :-)

I know there is no pragmatic proof known about such a phenomenon, but I have a strong belief according to which 2 intelligent beings can sometimes instantaneously share informations, no matter how far apart (in times & spaces) they are from one another.

I believe 2 intelligent beings can instantaneously share informations through an Eternal-Present-Plane - or something like that lol.

I dream of instantaneous communications, overcoming time limits & speed of light... Faraway stars & galaxies would seem so different if light-speed was infinite...

I believe that one of the inner-qualities of humans is that they can sometimes wire connections anywhere in the whole-that-is.

I believe there is always something we-earthians are not able to even imagine, so i dont see why i would not believe in such a phenomenon :-)

I have faith in this.

Answer 2

What does a black hole do to spacetime? Relativity predicts that at the centre of a black hole is an infinitely dense point, called a singularity, within which all the normal laws of physics no longer apply. Time, space, matter and energy no longer have any well-defined meaning. Einstein's equations show that such a singularity doesn't just make a dip in the imaginary rubber sheet of spacetime, it makes a tunnel that goes right through and momentarily opens out on the other side.

Where is 'the other side'? It could be somewhere else in spacetime, either in the future or in the past, or it could even be in another Universe! (Wormhole in space).

hence ,wt u r saying is true (instantaneous communication between two points in space, no matter how far apart) according to this concept of space time travel.

This is of course impossible with today's technology. But in the future, who knows?

Answer 3

We already know that action at a distance is possible -electromagnetic waves travel through a vacuum at the speed of light. This is not instantaneous, but other effects seem to be. Gravity for example! If we could modulate gravity then we could in theory pass a signal instantaneously. The search for the (now slightly mythical) Higgs boson was to try and find the theoretical particles which matter exchanges which cause gravity!

When the two slit diffraction experiment is done with discreet, individually emitted electrons, they still produce the two slit pattern -so which slit did the electron pass through? Answer, its wave function interacted with both at the same time, even though it is a discreet particle.

For some theoretical particles, space and time seem to mean very little.

Answer 4

There is much more to this question than at first may meet the eye! The somewhat philosophical point of what you mean by 'instantaneous' arises. A first reaction suggests that, since no message can travel faster than light (or radio waves) then time must elapse (whose 'time'?) between the sending and the receipt of a message. But isn't this 'instantaneous' in the sense that no information could reach the receiver faster by any other means?

Answer 5

Actually, I beleive so. There is a curious phenomena in quantum physics called quantum entanglement which has found that two particles can be created that have the same quantum state, but when one of these particles changes state the other one changes at the exact same time, regardless of how far apart the two particles are appart physically. Now I don't understand all of the ins and outs of this, and I understand that at this point in time we have no way of using this phenomenon, it certainly has the potential for use in instantaneous communication.

Answer 6

Instantaneous communication exists already, as many other respondents have accurately stated with respect to Quantum Entanglement. The instantaneous changing of two particles despite unfathomable distance is a form of instant communication. We simply need to find a way to harness this and attach our own message. Unfortunately this is where it becomes difficult, I'm afraid.

Answer 7

Unfortunately, special relativity pretty strongly indicates that communication of information is limited by the speed of light. One can never say never, but there is no indication that a means will be ever be found to get around special relativity.

Quantum entanglement does not allow you to actually communicate faster than light. Its really more of a way of corrollating multiple objects with observers so that their quantum properties are linked. Despite the misunderstanding in the popular media, It is not capable of being used to instantly send information faster than light.

Gravity waves travel at the speed of light as well. There really seems to be no way around this cosmic speed as far as the transmission of information.

One idea is that you can't go faster than light but maybe one can create a shortcut, and make a shorter route. This is the idea of a wormhole in space. This is very speculative, relying on manipulating exotic matter in difficult ways according to the General Theory of Relativity. This idea may or may not be consistent with physics but we just don't know.

Answer 8

dude, Even the technologies in the future, no matter how advnced can not break laws of physics. Fastest the sound can travel in space is by the speed of light, not a meter faster than that. If u r burning ur *** on the sun n if u shout wid a radio, ur sound will take 8 light minutes to reach earth.....so better be quick.

Answer 9

There is a quantum effect called "entanglement" that essentially is communication over any distance instantaneously, and it can theoretically be used to transfer information. It;s a long way from being useful at this point, but who knows what the future holds?

http://www.joot.com/dave/writings/articles/entanglement/

Answer 10

"Will instantaneous communication between two points in space, no matter how far apart, ever be possible?"

yes, with advanced alien telpathic spiritual technologies.