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Cosmic Hypothesis: Black Holes May Lead to White Holes, According to Recent Theorizing

The study indicates a possible shift in our understanding about black hole singularities, suggesting they could mark a commencement instead of an endpoint.

Cosmic Tunnels: Theory Proposes That Black Holes Might Lead to White Holes
Cosmic Tunnels: Theory Proposes That Black Holes Might Lead to White Holes

Cosmic Hypothesis: Black Holes May Lead to White Holes, According to Recent Theorizing

In a groundbreaking study published in the scientific journal Physical Review Letters, a team of researchers, including Steffen Gielen from the University of Sheffield's School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences and Luciá Meneéndez-Pidal from Complutense University of Madrid, have proposed a fascinating theory that could potentially explain the mysterious phenomena within black holes.

The researchers' theory suggests a potential connection between black holes and white holes, two cosmic entities that have long puzzled scientists. According to their findings, a hypothetical observer could go through a black hole, the singularity, and emerge on the other side of a white hole.

The study investigates quantum mechanics within the context of a planar black hole, a simplified, two-dimensional model. The researchers propose that time is measured by the dark energy that is everywhere in the Universe, a theoretical force behind the universe's accelerated expansion. This intriguing connection between time and dark energy is at the heart of the researchers' theory.

The researchers' work implies that matter and time might not end in a black hole singularity but could transition into a white hole. Strong quantum fluctuations may lead to this transition, where matter and time don't end but instead spew out into the universe, much like a white hole, a point that spews time, matter, and energy back into the universe.

This new idea allows the researchers to grasp the phenomena occurring within a black hole, including the possibility of a bridge from a black hole singularity to a white hole. However, it's important to note that this theory is highly theoretical and requires further investigation.

The Theory of General Relativity suggests that falling into a black hole would result in being crushed by its powerful gravity. But, according to the researchers' theory, an observer could pass through the singularity without being crushed, providing a potential explanation for the Interstellar-style scenario of emerging from a black hole on the other side.

Steffen Gielen explains that this is a highly abstract notion of an observer, but it could happen in theory. The researchers' study indicates the possibility of a bridge from a black hole singularity to a white hole, a finding that could revolutionise our understanding of these cosmic enigmas.

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