The best description of the universe is given mathematically by General relativity, A theory which Einstein proposed in 1915. It tells that the laws of physics are all the same for any two non-accelerating bodies in space, but when the acceleration changes then the laws also change relatively.
A wormhole is a theoretical passage through space-time that could create shortcuts for long journeys across any two points in the universe. Wormholes are predicted by the theory of general relativity.
Wormholes were first theorized in 1916, though that was not what they were called at the time. While reviewing the solution to the equations in Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity, Austrian physicist Ludwig Flamm realized another solution was possible. He described a "white hole," a theoretical time reversal of a black hole. Entrances to both black and white holes could be connected by a space-time channel.
In 1935, Einstein and physicist Nathan Rosen used the Theory of general relativity to elaborate on the idea, proposing the existence of "bridges" through space-time. These bridges would hypothetically connect two different points in space-time, theoretically creating a shortcut that would reduce the time taken and distance between two points. These shortcuts are called Einstein-Rosen bridges, or wormholes
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Though non-existent this is the theoretical proposed image of a wormhole |
Wormholes contain two mouths, with an opening (throat like structure) connecting the two.
The mouths would most likely be spheroidal. The throat might be a straight stretch, but it could also wind around, taking a longer path than a more conventional route might require.
Einstein's theory of general relativity mathematically predicts the existence of wormholes, but none have been discovered to date. A negative mass wormhole might be spotted by the way its gravity affects light that passes by.
Certain solutions of general relativity allow for the existence of wormholes where the mouth of each is a black hole.
However, a naturally occurring black hole, formed by the collapse of a dying star, does not by itself create a wormhole.
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