Einstein-Rosen bridge

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of wormhole that is inherently unstable and collapses before any information or matter can pass through.

Word forms

Einstein-Rosen bridge Einstein-Rosen bridges

Etymology

From the names of the physicists who originally predicted it, Einstein (Albert Einstein) and Rosen (Nathan Rosen).

Related words

Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen paradox

Derived words

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