One of the biggest problems when studying black holes is that the laws
of physics as we know them cease to apply in their deepest regions.
Large quantities of matter and energy concentrate in an infinitely small
space, the gravitational singularity, where space-time curves towards
infinity and all matter is destroyed. Or is it? A recent study by
researchers at the Institute of of Corpuscular Physics (IFIC, CSIC-UV)
in Valencia suggests that matter might in fact survive its foray into
these space objects and
come out the other side.
the researchers obtained a description of black holes whereby the centre
point becomes a very small spherical surface. This surface is
interpreted as the existence of a wormhole within the black hole. "Our
theory naturally resolves several problems in the interpretation of
electrically-charged black holes," Olmo explains. "In the first instance
we resolve the problem of the singularity, since there is a door at the
centre of the black hole, the wormhole, through which space and time
can continue."
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