Is space folding possible?

Something travelling on the surface of the paper at the speed of light would take a hundred years to get from A to B. For this reason, physicists think that travel great distances by “folding space” is highly unlikely to be possible.

Can universe be folded?

So, astronomers calculate the present radius of the visible universe to be over 46 billion light years and its diameter, 93 billion light years. The result: If you can somehow fold a paper in half 103 times, the thickness equals the diameter of the observable universe, that is, 93 billion light years.

How much energy does it take to bend space?

With that said, no energy is consumed when you bend spacetime. All matter bends the spacetime around it without cost. So if you already have enough matter in place to bend spacetime sufficiently to cause your 1kg object to move 1 meter, then the cost is zero.

Can space and time be bent?

Spacetime, however, is the combined concepts of space and time into a four-dimensional continuum. You may have even seen spacetime portrayed as a fabric, manipulated by energy. If spacetime can be bent, Beacham continued, it’s theoretically possible that time can be bent.

Is it possible to fold space-time?

If you consider space-time curving as actually folding of space then you could turn a motor inside out by putting the heavy magnets outside and have them spinning. The faster they turned the more space-time would be produced and this space-time would be folded.

What is space folding in science fiction?

In science fiction media, space folding is a method of faster-than-light whereby the space “folds” so that the start and end points of the trajectory are in the same location, resulting in instantaneous travel.

What is folding space in Star Trek?

In the Star Trek universe, known for its warp drive technology, folding space is depicted as an alternate, instantaneous form of travel effected in different ways by different civilizations.

What is space folding in Dune?

In the Dune franchise created by Frank Herbert, space folding is depicted as instantaneous interstellar travel effected by mutated Guild Navigators under the influence of the drug melange. Kevin R. Grazier analyzes the concepts of folding space and faster-than-light travel in the essay “Cosmic Origami” in The Science of Dune (2008).