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Wormhole solutions in a generalized hybrid metric-Palatini matter theory, given by a gravitational Lagrangian $f\left(R,\cal{R}\right)$, where $R$ is the metric Ricci scalar, and $\mathcal{R}$ is a Palatini scalar curvature defined in terms…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2018-10-03 João Luís Rosa , José P. S. Lemos , Francisco S. N. Lobo

A new framework is proposed for general dynamic wormholes, unifying them with black holes. Both are generically defined locally by outer trapping horizons, temporal for wormholes and spatial or null for black and white holes. Thus wormhole…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-10-31 Sean A. Hayward

We consider Lorentzian wormholes with a phantom field and chiral matter fields. The chiral fields are described by the non-linear sigma model with or without a Skyrme term. When the gravitational coupling of the chiral fields is increased,…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2013-05-08 Efstathios Charalampidis , Theodora Ioannidou , Burkhard Kleihaus , Jutta Kunz

In this work, we find novel static and spherically symmetric wormhole geometries using a three-form field. By solving the gravitational field equations, we find a variety of analytical and numerical solutions and show that it is possible…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2018-08-10 Bruno J. Barros , Francisco S. N. Lobo

A possible candidate for the present accelerated expansion of the Universe is ''phantom energy'', which possesses an equation of state of the form $\omega\equiv p/\rho<-1$, consequently violating the null energy condition. As this is the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-11 Francisco S. N. Lobo

Some of the simplest wormhole solutions involve massless scalar fields that take imaginary values. Massless fields can be interpreted as coupling constants in asymptotically flat or asymptotically AdS gravity theories. We argue that…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2026-05-08 Juan Maldacena , Alexander Maloney , Brian McPeak

In this talk I discuss pertinence of the wormholes to the problem of circumventing the light speed barrier and present a specific class of wormholes. The wormholes of this class are static and have arbitrarily wide throats, which makes them…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 S. V. Krasnikov

Renormalized vacuum expectation values of electromagnetic stress-energy tensor are calculated in the background spherically-symmetrical metric of the wormhole's topology. Covariant geodesic point separation method of regularization is used.…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-10-22 V. Khatsymovsky

Traversable wormholes in General Relativity (GR) require exotic matter sources that violate the null energy condition (NEC), and such behavior may be avoided in modified gravity. Moreover, the concept of non-commutative geometry as a…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-10-18 Anshuman Baruah , Parangam Goswami , Atri Deshamukhya

Wormholes (WH) require negative energy, and therefore an exotic matter source. Since Casimir energy is negative, it has been speculated as a good candidate to source that objects a long time ago. However only very recently a full solution…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2022-07-06 P. H. F. Oliveira , G. Alencar , I. C. Jardim , R. R. Landim

Asymptotically flat wormhole solutions are found in the deformed Ho\v{r}ava-Lifshitz gravity. It turns out that higher curvature terms can not play the role of exotic matters which are crucial to form a traversable wormhole, and external…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2011-06-14 Edwin J. Son , Wontae Kim

In this work we study and compare the features of gravitational entropy near the throat of transversable wormholes formed by exotic matter and wormholes in galactic halos. We have verified that gravitational entropy and entropy density of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-03-19 R. de C. Lima , José A. C. Nogales , S. H. Pereira

Exact solutions of traversable wormholes are found under the assumption of spherical symmetry and the existence of a {\it non-static} conformal symmetry, which presents a more systematic approach in searching for exact wormhole solutions.…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-11-26 Christian G. Boehmer , Tiberiu Harko , Francisco S. N. Lobo

In this work we study a Kerr-like wormhole with phantom matter as source. It has three parameters: mass, angular momentum and scalar field charge. This wormhole has a naked ring singularity, other wise it is regular everywhere. The mean…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-02-09 Galaxia Miranda , Tonatiuh Matos , Nadiezhda Motelongo García

Wormhole geometries in curvature-matter coupled modified gravity are explored, by considering an explicit nonminimal coupling between an arbitrary function of the scalar curvature, R, and the Lagrangian density of matter. It is the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2010-11-09 Nadiezhda Montelongo Garcia , Francisco S. N. Lobo

A class of exact solutions of the Einstein field equations representing non-static wormholes that obey the {\em weak and dominant energy conditions } is presented. Hence, in principle, these wormholes can be built with less exotic matter…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-07-07 Anzhong Wang , Patricio S. Letelier

This work constructs a new class of traversable wormhole solutions with a double-throat topology, modeled as a localized perturbation of the Ellis-Bronnikov metric in a string cloud background. Embedding diagrams and the analysis of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-05-06 Yvens Amaral , M. S. Cunha , C. R. Muniz , M. O. Tahim

The paper entitled Unimodular Gravity Traversable Wormholes by Agrawal et al. examined the properties of barotropic wormholes without tidal forces within the framework of Unimodular Gravity. Our analysis demonstrates that their conclusion…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-10-17 Mauricio Cataldo , Norman Cruz

Exotic compact objects refer to a wide class of black hole alternatives or effective models to describe phenomenologically quantum gravitational effects on the horizon scale. In this work we show how the knowledge of the quasi-normal mode…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2018-04-26 Sebastian H. Völkel , Kostas D. Kokkotas

We explore the possibility of dynamic wormhole geometries, within the context of nonlinear electrodynamics. The Einstein field equation imposes a contracting wormhole solution and the obedience of the weak energy condition. Furthermore, in…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 Aaron V. B. Arellano , Francisco S. N. Lobo