Open your mind

In black-hole world, the theory of relativity in explaining so much of our universe would not apply — just standalone space without history, and an infinite number of tomorrows. This is where determinism goes to die.

" There are some exact solutions of Einstein's equations that are perfectly smooth, with no kinks, no tidal forces going to infinity, where everything is perfectly well behaved up to this Cauchy horizon and beyond, " study co-author Peter Hintz noted in a statement. " After that, all bets are off; in some cases … one can avoid the central singularity altogether and live forever in a universe unknown. "

A clean slate and immortality at the heart of black hole? Where do we sign up?

Well, as with all things black hole, there's a catch. In fact, the fine print on this proposition may be sub-atomically small.

For one thing, no one has ever visited a black hole. And even if you were to reach one and dive inside, there would be no way to communicate what it’s like. Not even a postcard can escape the void.

Perhaps more critically, an electrically charged black hole likely doesn’t exist. By its very nature, a black hole is constantly hoovering matter into its insatiable maw, which means, the researchers admit, it would draw enough oppositely charged matter to become neutral.

So for now, the theory is mostly mathematical. With a dash of the philosophical.

" No physicist is going to travel into a black hole and measure it, " Hintz explains. " This is a math question. But from that point of view, this makes Einstein’s equations mathematically more interesting.

" This is a question one can really only study mathematically, but it has physical, almost philosophical implications, which makes it very cool. "

Indeed, if we can find a charged black hole. And if we can really pass through it safely. Thenwemightbecomegods. Orevenmeetone.

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