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Scalar wormholes with nonminimal derivative coupling

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2015-06-03 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We consider static spherically symmetric wormhole configurations in a gravitational theory of a scalar field with a potential V(ϕ)V(\phi) and nonminimal derivative coupling to the curvature describing by the term (ϵgμν+κGμν)ϕ,μϕ,ν(\epsilon g_{\mu\nu} + \kappa G_{\mu\nu}) \phi^{,\mu}\phi^{,\nu} in the action. We show that the flare-out conditions providing the geometry of a wormhole throat could fulfilled both if ϵ=1\epsilon=-1 (phantom scalar) and ϵ=+1\epsilon=+1 (ordinary scalar). Supposing additionally a traversability, we construct numerical solutions describing traversable wormholes in the model with arbitrary κ\kappa, ϵ=1\epsilon=-1 and V(ϕ)=0V(\phi)=0 (no potential). The traversability assumes that the wormhole possesses two asymptotically flat regions with corresponding Schwarzschild masses. We find that asymptotical masses of a wormhole with nonminimal derivative coupling could be positive and/or negative depending on κ\kappa. In particular, both masses are positive only provided κ<κ10\kappa<\kappa_1\le0, otherwise one or both wormhole masses are negative. In conclusion, we give qualitative arguments that a wormhole configuration with positive masses could be stable.

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@article{arxiv.1111.3415,
  title  = {Scalar wormholes with nonminimal derivative coupling},
  author = {Sergey Sushkov and Roman Korolev},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1111.3415},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

17 pages, 8 figures

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