Apparating and the Theory of Relativity

[jkoney65]

No: HPFGUIDX 185892

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "potioncat" <willsonkmom at ...> 
wrote:
>
>  "dumbledore11214" wrote:
> 
> > 
> > So now I am finally coming to my question. This guy also talks 
about 
> > apparating as creating sort of wormholes tunnels through time and 
> > space, if we imagine space as some sort of elastic rubber. He 
says 
> > that Theory of relativity does not prevent the possibility of 
those 
> > tunnels in real life?
> 
> Potioncat:
> It's all hooey, Alla. There was a similar documentary (stretching 
the 
> word, here) about the science of Star Trek.
> 
> Does the book include creditionals for the different authors?
> 
> Potioncat--who knows almost nothing about relativity.
>
jkoney:
I actually read the first book of The Science of Star Trek. It was 
written by a physics professor (at either Case Western Reserve or 
Baldwin Wallace - both schools are near me) to try and introduce some 
real life physics into what was done on the show.

Even though he dumbed it down a bunch, it would still get past even 
basic knowldege (I took an advanced high school course). 

It was interesting but required alot of effort to follow anything 
more than a few pages without going back and re-reading.