Traversable braneworld wormholes supported by astrophysical observations  

作　　者：Deng Wang Xin-He Meng 

机构地区：[1]Theoretical Physics Division, Chern Institute of Mathematics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China [2]Department of Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China

出　　处：《Frontiers of physics》2018年第1期109-118,共10页物理学前沿（英文版）

摘　　要：In this study, we investigate the characteristics and properties of a traversable wormhole constrained by the current astrophysical observations in the framework of modified theories of gravity （MOG）. As a concrete case, we study traversable wormhole space-time configurations in the Dvali-Gabadadze- Porrati （DGP） braneworld scenario, which are supported by the effects of the gravity leakage of extra dimensions. We find that the wormhole space-time structure will open in terms of the 2o confidence level when we utilize the joint constraints supernovae （SNe） Ia ＋ observational Hubble parameter data （OHD） ＋ Planck ＋ gravitational wave （GW） and z 〈 0.2874. Furthermore, we obtain several model-independent conclusions, such as （i） the exotic matter threading the wormholes can be divided into four classes during the evolutionary processes of the universe based on various energy conditions; （ii） we can offer a strict restriction to the local wormhole space-time structure by using the current astrophysical observations; and （iii） we can clearly identify a physical gravitational resource for the wormholes supported by astrophysical observations, namely the dark energy components of the universe or equivalent space-time curvature effects from MOG. Moreover, we find that the strong energy condition is always violated at low redshifts.In this study, we investigate the characteristics and properties of a traversable wormhole constrained by the current astrophysical observations in the framework of modified theories of gravity （MOG）. As a concrete case, we study traversable wormhole space-time configurations in the Dvali-Gabadadze- Porrati （DGP） braneworld scenario, which are supported by the effects of the gravity leakage of extra dimensions. We find that the wormhole space-time structure will open in terms of the 2o confidence level when we utilize the joint constraints supernovae （SNe） Ia ＋ observational Hubble parameter data （OHD） ＋ Planck ＋ gravitational wave （GW） and z 〈 0.2874. Furthermore, we obtain several model-independent conclusions, such as （i） the exotic matter threading the wormholes can be divided into four classes during the evolutionary processes of the universe based on various energy conditions; （ii） we can offer a strict restriction to the local wormhole space-time structure by using the current astrophysical observations; and （iii） we can clearly identify a physical gravitational resource for the wormholes supported by astrophysical observations, namely the dark energy components of the universe or equivalent space-time curvature effects from MOG. Moreover, we find that the strong energy condition is always violated at low redshifts.

关 键 词：braneworld model traversable wormholes astrophysical observations 

分 类 号：O412.1[理学—理论物理] P14[理学—物理]