Physicists at Google Quantum have used a quantum computer to create a wormhole, proving a theory that states wormholes and quantum entanglement are one and the same. The wormhole, created using a quantum computer chip, consisted of entangled qubits and was made possible by the concept of negative energy, which is found in quantum mechanics but not in the rules of classical physics. The breakthrough will enable physicists to explore the connection between gravity and quantum physics and will lead to new discoveries in both fields.
1. Nobody has seen a wormhole.
2. Nobody has produced one.
3. Nobody knows if a wormhole is just beautiful math without physical reality.
4. Researchers used the world's best quantum computer to try and map a wormhole.
5. Einstein was frustrated with the concept of a wormhole because it was non-traversable (unable to be traveled through).
6. Wormholes and quantum entanglement were thought to have nothing to do with each other until 2013 when it was suggested that they were the same thing (ER equals EPR).
7. Researchers were able to observe a wormhole on a quantum computer using machine learning techniques.
8. Observing a wormhole confirms the connection between quantum entanglement and the way space is knit together and holds itself together.
9. The ability to explore a new frontier in physics will lead to discoveries that weren't anticipated.