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We construct explicit examples of globally regular static, spherically symmetric solutions of general relativity with a phantom scalar field as the source of gravity, describing traversable wormholes with flat asymptotic regions on both…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-09-19 K. A. Bronnikov , P. A. Korolyov

We study the geometry of a wormhole spacetime filled with anisotropic matter in the context of general relativity. In the course of the study, new static and spherically symmetric solutions, analytic and numerical ones, are found. We…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-09-04 Hyeong-Chan Kim , Youngone Lee

We consider a gravitating spherically symmetric configuration consisting of a scalar field non-minimally coupled to ordinary matter in the form of a perfect fluid. For this system we find static, regular, asymptotically flat solutions for…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2013-05-29 V. Dzhunushaliev , V. Folomeev , D. Singleton

We test the stability of various wormholes and black holes supported by a scalar field with a negative kinetic term. The general axial perturbations and the monopole type of polar perturbations are considered in the linear approximation.…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2013-07-15 K. A. Bronnikov , R. A. Konoplya , A. Zhidenko

The stability of transparent spherically symmetric thin shells (and wormholes) to linearized spherically symmetric perturbations about static equilibrium is examined. This work generalizes and systematizes previous studies and explores the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-07 Mustapha Ishak , Kayll Lake

Within general relativity, we study spherically symmetric configurations with wormhole topology consisting of spinor fields and a Maxwell electric field. For such a system, we construct complete families of regular asymmetric solutions…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-03-13 Vladimir Dzhunushaliev , Vladimir Folomeev , Nurzada Beissen , Adilet Nurmukhamedov

In the present paper we consider special classes of massive tensor-multi-scalar theories of gravity whose target space metric admits Killing field(s) with a periodic flow. For such tensor-multi-scalar theories we show that there exist mixed…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-01-08 Daniela D. Doneva , Stoytcho S. Yazadjiev

In this paper we investigate wormhole and spherically symmetric solutions in 4D gravity plus a matter source consisting of a ghost scalar field with a sine-Gordon potential. For the wormhole solutions we also include the possibility of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-11-21 Vladimir Dzhunushaliev , Vladimir Folomeev , Ratbay Myrzakulov , Douglas Singleton

We consider rotating wormhole solutions in general relativity supported by a complex non-phantom spinor field (which provides a nontrivial spacetime topology) and electromagnetic fields. The solutions are asymmetric, regular, asymptotically…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-04-21 Vladimir Dzhunushaliev , Vladimir Folomeev

In this paper, we present the spherically symmetric Proca star in the presence of a phantom field and obtain a traversable wormhole solution for non-trivial topological spacetime. Using numerical methods, symmetric solutions and asymmetric…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-11-30 Xin Su , Chen-Hao Hao , Ji-Rong Ren , Yong-Qiang Wang

Quark matter is believed to exist in the center of neutron stars. A combined model consisting of quark matter and ordinary matter is used to show that the extreme conditions existing in the center could result in a topology change, that is,…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-12-14 Peter K. F. Kuhfittig

We investigate a novel gravitational configuration formed by a massless real phantom field and an axion scalar field, minimally coupled to gravity. This system describes an Ellis-type wormhole situated at the center of an axion star. By…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-02-10 Chen-Hao Hao , Yong-Qiang Wang , Jieci Wang

In 1921 Bach and Weyl derived the method of superposition to construct new axially symmetric vacuum solutions of General Relativity. In this paper we extend the Bach-Weyl approach to non-vacuum configurations with massless scalar fields.…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-08-17 A. I. Egorov , P. E. Kashargin , Sergey V. Sushkov

We investigate the stability of the wormhole of the Mors-Thorne-Ellis-Bronnikov type. In our model the matter inside it consists of a radial magnetic field and an ideal phantom-fluid. Properties of the matter are described in section 1, 2…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2012-04-10 Igor Novikov , Alexander Shatskiy

We consider the construction of generic spherically symmetric thin-shell traversable wormhole spacetimes in standard general relativity. By using the cut-and-paste procedure, we comprehensively analyze the stability of arbitrary spherically…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2012-08-16 Nadiezhda Montelongo Garcia , Francisco S. N. Lobo , Matt Visser

Within general relativity, black holes are widely regarded as the ultimate benchmark for compactness in the Universe. Recently, however, neutron star models have been constructed in a higher-curvature theory -- quasi-topological gravity…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-05-20 Liang Liang , Zhe Luo , Shoulong Li , Hongwei Yu

Spacetime wormholes in isotropic spacetimes are represented traditionally by embedding diagrams which were symmetric paraboloids. This mirror symmetry, however, can be broken by considering different sources on different sides of the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2018-06-15 S. Danial Forghani , S. Habib Mazharimousavi , M. Halilsoy

We investigate a new thin-shell wormhole constructed by surgically grafting two regular charged black holes arising from the action using nonlinear electrodynamics coupled to general relativity. The stress-energy components within the shell…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2011-03-28 F. Rahaman , K A Rahman , Sk. A Rakib , Peter K. F. Kuhfittig

This work investigates the spherically symmetric thin-shell wormhole solutions in four-dimensional Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet theory and explores their stabilities under radial, linear perturbations. These solutions are typically traversable and…

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