Wormhole Theory

The brief for this project was to visually represent a complex paradigm or theory, making it easy for the viewer to understand the entire theory.

The theory that was chosen for this infographic was the hypothetical idea of the wormhole. Various other theories are also linked to the idea of this ‘space tunnel’ such as time and intergalactic travel. The infographic attempts to explain in a very simplified manner the underlying physics theories that could potentially prove the currently only hypothetical wormhole. It also touches on the wormhole's appearance in science fiction, indicating what forms of popular culture use the wormhole as well as how they use it.

Astronomy: A Visual Guide Paperback – Bargain Price, February 1, 2009
by Mark A. Garlick PhD (Author)

Wormholes may form naturally

This is a theory and math heavy paper, and to be honest a lot of the detail is beyond my understanding. That said the upshot of it is fairly clear: According to some theories describing gravity, black holes might not just crush everything in their centres, but instead may naturally form wormholes - passageways through spacetime. Although wormholes are strictly theoretical, they offer the possibility of circumventing the light speed speed limit by allowing shortcuts, through distorted space-time, to distant parts of the universe.

This is definitely a theory only, and I have no idea how it might ever be proved. But the implication would be that our universe is full of naturally occurring shortcuts through space - so in case it does one day pan out, you heard it here first folks.

Rather than take the long route across space (pink line), a wormhole allows a shortcut through space and time (blue funnel) (Detlev van Ravenswaay/SPL)

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