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Rotating Ellis Wormholes in Four Dimensions

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2014-12-31 v1

Abstract

We present rotating wormhole solutions in General Relativity, which are supported by a phantom scalar field. These solutions evolve from the static Ellis wormhole, when the throat is set into rotation. As the rotational velocity increases, the throat deforms until at a maximal value of the rotational velocity, an extremal Kerr solution is encountered. The rotating wormholes attain a finite mass and quadrupole moment. They exhibit ergospheres and possess bound orbits.

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@article{arxiv.1409.1503,
  title  = {Rotating Ellis Wormholes in Four Dimensions},
  author = {Burkhard Kleihaus and Jutta Kunz},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1409.1503},
  year   = {2014}
}

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9 pages, 3 figures

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