Scalar wormholes with nonminimal derivative coupling

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/29/8/085008zbMATH Open1242.83100arXiv1111.3415OpenAlexW3102687289MaRDI QIDQ2885441FDOQ2885441

Authors: Roman Korolev, Sergey V. Sushkov 

Publication date: 23 May 2012

Published in: Classical and Quantum Gravity (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We consider static spherically symmetric wormhole configurations in a gravitational theory of a scalar field with a potential $V(phi)$ and nonminimal derivative coupling to the curvature describing by the term $(epsilon{g}_{muu}+kappa{G}_{muu})ph{i}^{,mu}ph{i}^{,u}$ in the action. We show that the flare-out conditions providing the geometry of a wormhole throat could fulfilled both if $epsilon=-1$ (phantom scalar) and $epsilon=+1$ (ordinary scalar). Supposing additionally a traversability, we construct numerical solutions describing traversable wormholes in the model with arbitrary $kappa$, $epsilon=-1$ and $V(phi)=0$ (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 $kappa$. In particular, both masses are positive only provided $kappa<kapp{a}_{1}le0$, otherwise one or both wormhole masses are negative. In conclusion, we give qualitative arguments that a wormhole configuration with positive masses could be stable.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1111.3415

Recommendations

• Wormholes with scalar fields
• Extra dimensions, nonminimal couplings, horizons and wormholes
• Noncommutative inspired wormholes admitting conformal motion involving minimal coupling
• Non-minimal torsion-matter coupling and wormhole solutions
• Instability of wormholes with a nonminimally coupled scalar field

zbMATH Keywords

black holewormhole

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Exact solutions to problems in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C15) Gravitational energy and conservation laws; groups of motions (83C40) Black holes (83C57) Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein's, including asymmetric field theories (83D05)

Cited In (10)

• Weyl metrics and wormholes
• Anti-de Sitter neutron stars in the theory of gravity with nonminimal derivative coupling
• Non-minimally coupled scalar fields and isolated horizons
• General dynamical properties of cosmological models with nonminimal kinetic coupling
• Boosted cylindrical magnetized Kaluza-Klein wormhole
• No scalar hair in nonminimal derivative coupling model for Neumann and Dirichlet reflecting star
• Ring wormholes via duality rotations
• Traversable wormholes in beyond Horndeski theories
• Early inflationary phase with canonical and noncanonical scalar fields: a symmetry-based approach
• Stable wormholes in scalar-tensor theories

This page was built for publication: Scalar wormholes with nonminimal derivative coupling

Report a bug (only for logged in users!)Click here to report a bug for this page (MaRDI item Q2885441)