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Preben Randhol wrote:

> Just bear in mind that math is just a model trying to explain the world.
> There are no guarantees that something is true just because the math
> says so. Tomorrow there may be a shift in the paradigm. If I recall
> correctly wormholes are something the math concerning black holes makes
> possible? Doesn't mean that there are wormholes though.

Correct.  On the other hand, physics has to describe what is possible so 
that astronomers can look for evidence of such things.  Recent examples 
of this are brown dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes.  Actually the 
possible tie between small evaporating black holes and X-ray bursts is 
one of the more interesting areas of astronomy right now.  In the past 
decade the Alcubierre space drive has gone from an interesting 
mathematical trick, to something where it is seriously worth looking for 
evidence that some other civilization is using it.  (And to keep working 
on how to make one, just in case we can go look for evidence of other 
civilizations directly.)

-- 
                                           Robert I. Eachus

100% Ada, no bugs--the only way to create software.