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long-particle-wormholes

Hypothetical extended wormholes linking elementary particles in a chain, allowing for complex quantum phase behaviors beyond standard fermion and boson properties.

1 chapter across 1 book

Diaspora (1997)Greg Egan

Chapter 19

In this chapter, Yatima and Orlando prepare and conduct a sophisticated neutron phase-shift experiment within a nanomachine-constructed scape at Lilliput Base to detect the presence of long particle wormholes theorized by Blanca's extension of Kozuch Theory. The experiment reveals a complex, non-random pattern in neutron phase shifts indicative of artificially structured long neutrons, suggesting the Transmuters left behind encoded scientific knowledge or a message. This discovery challenges conventional physics and hints at the possibility of advanced manipulation of fundamental particles to preserve knowledge over cosmological timescales.