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Testing Geometric Surface Conjecture for Rotating Transversable Wormholes

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Abstract



The recent geometric surface conjecture proposes that specific quasilocal surfaces, such as the ones characterizing a dynamical wormhole throat, can be distinguished in a foliation independent way by the vanishing of a particular set of curvature invariants. This conjecture has been tested for the Simpson, Martin-Moruno, and Visser wormhole, but has yet to be confirmed for the rotating transversable wormholes, such as the Teo wormhole. We examine the computational difficulties involved with the Teo wormhole both with respect to classification and surface identification, and will describe potential methods going forward. 

Publication: McNutt, D. D., et al. "Geometric surfaces: An invariant characterization of spherically symmetric black hole horizons and wormhole throats." Physical Review D 103.12 (2021): 124024.<br><br>Teo, Edward. "Rotating traversable wormholes." Physical Review D 58.2 (1998): 024014.

Presenters

  • John J Marchetta

    Baylor University

Authors

  • John J Marchetta

    Baylor University

  • David D McNutt

    University of Stavanger

  • William Julius

    Baylor University

  • Matthew Gorban

    Baylor University

  • Christian Brown

    Baylor University

  • Patrick Brown

    Baylor University

  • Gerald B Cleaver

    Baylor University