Electromagnetic waves in a wormhole geometry
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2009-10-31 v2 Astrophysics
Abstract
We investigate the propagation of electromagnetic waves through a static wormhole. It is shown that the problem can be reduced to a one-dimensional Schr\"odinger-like equation with a barrier-type potential. Using numerical methods, we calculate the transmission coefficient as a function of the energy. We also discuss the polarization of the outgoing radiation due to this gravitational scattering.
Cite
@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0002036,
title = {Electromagnetic waves in a wormhole geometry},
author = {S. E. Perez Bergliaffa and K. E. Hibberd},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0002036},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
LaTex file, 5 pages, 2 figures, one reference added, accepted for publication in PRD