Thin-shell wormholes in Brans-Dicke gravity
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2009-06-26 v3
Abstract
Spherically symmetric thin-shell wormholes are constructed within the framework of Brans-Dicke gravity. It is shown that, for appropriate values of the Brans-Dicke constant, these wormholes can be supported by matter satisfying the energy conditions.
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@article{arxiv.0809.1623,
title = {Thin-shell wormholes in Brans-Dicke gravity},
author = {Ernesto F. Eiroa and Martin G. Richarte and Claudio Simeone},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0809.1623},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
8 pages; 3 figures; v3: important corrections made, main conclusion has not changed; new references added