Famed Harvard University astrophysicist Professor Avi Loeb suggested that aliens could use “collapsed dimensions” for travel.
Loeb argues that these hidden dimensions, which scientists are trying to discover using the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), could be the key to understanding how aliens travel vast distances in space.
“Aliens may have been developing dimension-hopping technology for billions of years,” Loeb said. “They can use theoretical quantum gravity technology to travel through these hidden dimensions.”
Discovered a century ago, quantum mechanics is the basis of much modern technology, but Loeb believes our understanding of it is incomplete. He argues that the unification of quantum mechanics and gravity requires the existence of extra spatial dimensions, which are currently collapsed.
The world’s largest particle accelerator, the LHC, was built to search for these extra dimensions by colliding protons at incredible speeds. Scientists hope to discover specific particles that could indicate the existence of these hidden dimensions.
Loeb suggests that aliens traveling through these extra-dimensional dimensions could reduce the risk of collisions with other objects.
“If there are extra dimensions, then reality as we know it extends to them as well,” says Loeb. “This could lead to much more diverse and interesting life forms.”
Loeb’s theory is based on advanced physics concepts and is therefore difficult to prove or disprove. However, the astrophysicist’s assumption opens up the possibility that aliens could use technologies not available to us today.
If scientists discover evidence of hidden dimensions, it could lead to revolutionary changes in our understanding of the universe and open the way to contact with extraterrestrial civilizations.
