Published October 15, 2010 | Version v1
Journal article

Brans-Dicke cylindrical wormholes

  • 1. Departamento de Fisica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria Pabellon I, 1428, Buenos Aires (Argentina)
  • 2. Instituto de Astronomia y Fisica del Espacio, Casilla de Correo 67, Sucursal 28, 1428, Buenos Aires (Argentina)
  • 3. IFIBA, CONICET, Ciudad Universitaria Pabellon I, 1428, Buenos Aires (Argentina)

Description

Static axisymmetric thin-shell wormholes are constructed within the framework of the Brans-Dicke scalar-tensor theory of gravity. Examples of wormholes associated with vacuum and electromagnetic fields are studied. All constructions must be threaded by exotic matter, except in the case of geometries with a singularity of finite radius, associated with an electric field, which can have a throat supported by ordinary matter. These results are achieved with any of the two definitions of the flare-out condition considered.

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
Journal Volume
82
Journal Issue
8
Journal Page Range
p. 084039-084039.8
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDAQ

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
42018523
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
AXIAL SYMMETRY; BRANES; CYLINDRICAL CONFIGURATION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; GRAVITATION; SINGULARITY; TUNNEL EFFECT
Descriptors DEC
CONFIGURATION; SYMMETRY

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