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wormhole
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wormholehas definition A bridge to another universe created by a black hole.has source: Lightman, A., Brawer, R. 1990 The Lives and Worlds of Modern Cosmologists, Harvard University Press, 2001-09-27 09:30:09.0
has definition An intriguing solution to the equations of general relativity which describes a neck that can connect two completely separate universes. Wormholes arise in the discussion of the creation of a universe in the laboratory, because the new universe disappears through a wormhole and completely detaches itself from the parent universe.has source: Guth, A.H. 1997 The Inflationary Universe, Addison-Wesley, 2001-09-27 09:30:09.0
has definition A tube-like region of space connecting one region of the universe to another.has source: Greene, B. 1999 The Elegant Universe, W.W. Norton and Co., New York, 2001-09-27 09:30:09.0
is a kind of singularity2001-09-27 09:30:09.0
physical objecthas location or center of gravity2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
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has momentum2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
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