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Black holes VS Wormholes?

how do black holes form in comparison to the way in which wormholes form? (Yes, i know wormholes are only theoretical phenomena at this point).

What are some other differences and similarities between the two?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    A black hole is created when there is enough mass concentrated in a small enough volume so that the force of gravity is able to over come the energy generated by neutron degeneracy. At the center of the black hole lies the singularity, a dimensionless point in space (no length, width, depth) that has zero volume, infinite density, and gravity so intense that the escape velocity it faster then the speed of light. Now a wormhole is a theoretical "hole" in space-time that allows whatever travels through it to cover vast distances in a fraction of the time it would normally take. Think of it like this: if you wanted to get from one side of a sheet of paper to the other side you could walk the whole length of the paper. If you wanted to do it faster, fold the piece of paper so that now your starting point is right next to your end point, and the journey takes no time at all. This is what a wormhole basically is: a bending of space-time that connects to places by way of said wormhole or "bridge". Because wormholes would bend space-time so much to accomplish their job, and since the space-time around a black hole has near infinite curvature, it is logical to awesome that wormholes and black holes could be linked. Of course, their is really no way to test this theory as of now.

  • 1 decade ago

    "Wormholes" are a manifestation of the Swartzchild solution to the Einstein-Rosen Bridge Equations.

    They are probably a mathematical curiosity, like the square root of negative one. No one has observed a "wormhole" associated with black holes.

  • 1 decade ago

    A black hole and a worm hole is one and the same thing and its formation is the same. its only their functionality the differentiates the two. A wormhole takes you to the end of its hole where you end up in some part of the universe whereas a black hole will stretch you until you disintegrate into atoms that further disintegrates into protons and finally all you are is energy...the elusive dark matter.

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