i've seen it on sci-fi films all the time eg: event horizon, they create a singularity in order to fold space and travel to the other side of the universe. is it actually theoretically possible to do this, or likely that we will ever be able to? or would it swallow everything around it up like a black hole? and if so could it be used for far flung space travel and/or time travel?
2006-07-31 08:10:33 · 11 answers · asked by LOLLY 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Not with current technology that's for sure.
Theoretically, anything is possible until proved impossible. But I highly doubt there is a way to squeeze matter down to a dimensionless point. For one thing, it would require squeezing matter down below the Planck Length.
2006-07-31 08:20:25 · answer #1 · answered by Will 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Scientists are working on such things now, and it may not be sci-fi for long! In order for this to hold promise however, there must be some questions answered about the universe. String theory seems to provide some hope. Along with some of the newer theories (very interesting ones including the universe on a brane theory by Lisa Randall.) Check out some of the reading list for more details. We really have to wait for the supercollider at CERN to be built, but singularities may be possible to create with lower energies than previously thought. This is because objects may not have all thier energy in this 4-d universe. There may be some energy leakage into other dimensions, and this is just a projection of part of the whole (a 3-d brane floating in a higher dimensional universe.) That would explain for example why 70% of the universe is unaccounted for, and why gravity is such a weak force (a 1 inch magnet can resist the pull of gravity from the entire Earth!)
When protons are collided at high enough energies (like those of the soon to be built CERN supercollider) we may see tiny black holes (singularities.) We may also see gravitons leaking into the alternate dimensions (explaining gravity's relative weakness) There was even concern over this issue, so great cares are taken in the design of the supercollider since we don't know what the singularities could do!
There are some theories about using a two cosmic strings (if they exist) for time travel (you could make large strings in a large collider, theoretically you could set up magnetic accelerators accross asteriods and use the vaccum of space as a containment vessel, and make one the size of the asteriod belt!) and colliding them creating negative energy, expanding space. Thats in theory at least.
Hope that helps.
2006-07-31 08:30:16 · answer #2 · answered by caffiene_freek 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is an thought that singularity became into from yet another universe. some thing like the singularity in black holes. So some thing like sufficient remember entered the singularity and the universe that we live in today could be in a black hollow yet we would never comprehend approximately it as a results of string dilation that occurs in singularity
2016-10-08 13:03:59 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has been done with the solution of Esinstein"s Field Equations.
Many thing have been created by means of theat equation space time invarieance of space substance of the Universe. And most of All the simplest esplanation of gravity.
So if you can understand singularity you got all the answers on gravity.
2006-07-31 08:33:49 · answer #4 · answered by goring 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, many physicists still don't even like the concept of singularities in their mathematical equations, much less try to create them.
Much effort is still expended by many theoretical physicists trying to remove singularities form their theories and calculations, and to come up with alternative theories and formulae.
This is however, not all of them.
2006-08-02 07:15:47 · answer #5 · answered by gsp100677 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's been done for a fraction of a second at a particle accelerator in the US and as we are still here it quite obviously didn't destroy the world. And no it couldn't be used for space or time travel.
2006-07-31 08:14:19 · answer #6 · answered by nkellingley@btinternet.com 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Even if you used all the mass in 10 solar systems it MIGHT make a singularity. But the answer is pretty much "no"
2006-07-31 08:16:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would take an unbelievable amount of power and engineering way beyond our wildest dreams to do so, so not in our current age, no.
2006-07-31 08:15:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who knows what the future holds
2006-07-31 08:12:22 · answer #9 · answered by meshan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Yes, Maybe, and Yes
2006-07-31 08:13:19 · answer #10 · answered by Nick N 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋