Book Title: Global Perspectives in Multidisciplinary Research and Scholarly Innovation
Editors: Dr. Aditi Deka Pathak, and Prof. Guptajit Pathak
ISBN: 978-81-69297-30-1
Chapter: 8
DOI: https://doi.org/10.59646/714/8
Authors: Kaushal Purohit, Farhanuddin S Kureshi and Shreenath Nair
Abstract
A Deeper Exploration of General Relativity and Cosmic Shortcuts. Humanity has long been captivated by the dream of travelling across the vast gulf between stars. Science fiction, from the silver screen to the pages of beloved novels, often portrays this journey as something effortless, a walk through a shimmering gateway or a leap through a mysterious portal that deposits travellers on alien worlds in moments. But beneath the fantasy lies a question that has increasingly drawn serious attention: could such travel ever be possible, according to the laws of physics as we understand them? Wormholes are hypothetical bridges through the fabric of spacetime and offer a tantalising possibility. While they remain a speculative concept, rooted in the equations of general relativity, the idea of using them as cosmic shortcuts has inspired both scientific inquiry and public imagination. At its essence, a wormhole is a theoretical tunnel or bridge connecting two distant regions of spacetime. In popular culture, wormholes have become synonymous with instant travel, allowing characters to sidestep the light-years of separation that otherwise make interstellar journeys seem insurmountable.