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Quantum wormholes at spatial infinity

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2025-04-03 v2

Abstract

We derive the interesting result that the two asymptotically flat Universes classically linked by the Einstein-Rosen bridge may also be quantum mechanically connected in their far out regions. This would be felt by the Newtonian potential far away from a black/white hole system, and raises the possibility of establishing communication via perturbations. We obtain our results by means of wavepackets with a small variance in the mass, solving the equations derived from a maximally symmetry-reduced canonical quantisation method. Mass and a proxy of the Newtonian potential appear as canonical duals, leading to a Heisenberg uncertainty relation between the two. Coherent states are then built, which become non-semiclassical only in two regions: asymptotic spatial infinity (where unitarity forces the packets to ''feel'' the other asymptotic spatial infinity), and inside the horizon at r=Gmr=Gm where there is ringing. Whilst the latter has been noted in the literature, the former -- the quantum wormhole -- seems to have eluded past scrutiny. Further studies are required to examine the stability of these conclusions beyond their symmetry-reduced test tube.

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@article{arxiv.2501.08272,
  title  = {Quantum wormholes at spatial infinity},
  author = {João Magueijo and Ganga Singh Manchanda},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2501.08272},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

8 pages, 4 figures. Revised version adds to discussion of phenomenology

R2 v1 2026-06-28T21:06:10.635Z