Mainstream General Relativity

Morris-Thorne Wormhole

A traversable wormhole solution stabilized using the Casimir effect, developed for Carl Sagan's novel Contact.

Scientists / Papers

Mike Morris, Kip Thorne, Ulvi Yurtsever

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Casimir Stabilized Wormholes

The method of using the Casimir effect to hold a wormhole open long enough for traversal, requiring negative energy densities.

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