Wormholes supported by chiral fields

DOI10.1134/S0202289309030074zbMATH Open1176.83036arXiv0905.3804MaRDI QIDQ733896FDOQ733896

Authors: Kirill A. Bronnikov, S. V. Chervon, Sergey V. Sushkov 

Publication date: 19 October 2009

Published in: Gravitation \& Cosmology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We consider static, spherically symmetric solutions of general relativity with a nonlinear sigma model (NSM) as a source, i.e., a set of scalar fields $Phi=(Ph{i}^1,\mathrm{...},Ph{i}^n)$ (so-called chiral fields) parametrizing a target space with a metric $h_{ab}(Phi)$. For NSM with zero potential $V(Phi)$, it is shown that the space-time geometry is the same as with a single scalar field but depends on $h_{ab}$. If the matrix $h_{ab}$ is positive-definite, we obtain the Fisher metric, originally found for a canonical scalar field with positive kinetic energy; otherwise we obtain metrics corresponding to a phantom scalar field, including singular and nonsingular horizons (of infinite area) and wormholes. In particular, the Schwarzschild metric can correspond to a nontrivial chiral field configuration, which in this case has zero stress-energy. Some explicit examples of chiral field configurations are considered. Some qualitative properties of NSM configurations with nonzero potentials are pointed out.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0905.3804

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Exact solutions to problems in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C15) Kaluza-Klein and other higher-dimensional theories (83E15)

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