Originally aired on Nov 30, 2022

Jesse and Priscilla talk with the all-star team of physicists and technologists making traversing wormholes possible, and their discovery helps confirm String theory. These quantum pioneers include Maria Spiropulu, the senior investigator at CERN who oversaw the discovery of the Higgs boson particle.

Read more about the fascinating work this team is doing in the articles below:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s4158…

https://inqnet.caltech.edu/wormhole2022

Quantum Team:

Maria Spiropulu – Professor of Physics

Caltech Joseph Lykken – Deputy Director of Research

Fermilab Daniel Jafferis – Professor of Physics

Harvard University Hartmut Neven – Engineering Director

Google David Kolchmeyer – Graduate Student

Harvard University Alexander Zlokapa – PhD Student

MIT Nikolai Lauk – Postdoctoral Fellow

Caltech Samantha Davis – Graduate Student, Caltech

What is the possibility of traversing a wormhole using the principles of quantum mechanics and curved space?  While a traversable wormhole is theoretically possible given the correct pattern of entangled black holes, the challenge lies in finding such a pair.

• Traversable wormholes are theoretically possible through entangled black holes in the right pattern of entanglement.
• Quantum mechanics and curved space can provide equations for traversing a wormhole.
• The challenge lies in finding the initial pair of entangled black holes.
• There is no current known way to obtain such a pair.
• The podcast explores the theoretical feasibility of traversing a wormhole.
• Guests discuss the current research and understanding of the topic.
• The possibilities and implications of traversing a wormhole are discussed.