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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Phys., 04 January 2023
Sec. Cosmology

Traversable Finslerian wormholes supported by phantom energy

  • 1Department of Physics, National Defence Academy, Pune, India
  • 2Department of Mathematics, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
  • 3Department of Physics, The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  • 4Department of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Nizwa, Nizwa, Sultanate of Oman

This paper supplements the article (Eur. Phys. J. C 76: 246, 2016) by extending some more new wormhole solutions in the background of Finslerian geometry. Here, we present six more solutions by considering i) a linear equation of state (EoS) pr = ωρ and three different shape functions, ii) a linear relationship between radial and tangential pressure as pt = npr with two different redshift functions and iii) a specific density profile with a linear equation of state pr = ωρ. It is found that all these wormholes are violating null energy condition (NEC) signifying that the throats are opened by exotic matters. Since the equation of state parameters, ω or ωr = pr/ρ for all the solutions are <1, the corresponding exotic matter is none other than the phantom energy. Further, the two solutions in Case ii) are not asymptotically flat since limr[b(r)/r]0. To make it asymptotically flat we matched it with the Schwarzschild vacuum.

1 Introduction

Two distinct spacetimes are possible to be connected through a shortcut, which arises due to the hypothetical topological behavior of spacetime, popularly known as “wormhole”. It is interesting to note that in their work Fuller and Wheeler [1], first coined the term wormhole and provided due credit to Weyl [2] for the fundamental idea of the possibility of non-simply connected spacetime. However, according to few researchers, the study of the wormhole was actually initiated by Flamm [3]. Later an important study by Einstein and Rosen revealed the wormhole geometry popularly known as the Einstein-Rosen bridge where they investigated the non-singular coordinate patches of the Reissner-Nordström and the Schwarzschild solutions. Clearly, these two fundamental ideas of wormholes are completely different from each other. The wormholes, which are offspring of the eternal black hole solution, are not suitable for transferring information, and they are actually non-traversable in their nature. On the other hand, the idea of a wormhole due to the non-simply connected nature of spacetime as endorsed by Weyl predicts the presence of electromagnetic field lines without a source, which actually possible to be used as a classical communication channel.

With the proposal of the idea of a wormhole, researchers showed great curiosity about whether it is possible to construct a sustainable wormhole, the topological tunnel of space, and whether will it be consistent with the laws of physics. In 1962 in his seminal work Wheeler [4] predicted the Reissner-Nordström and Kerr wormhole geometries in the form of quantum foam at the Planck scale. In the further study by Hawking [7] these wormholes have been featured as “Euclidean wormholes” which are not traversable. With the suitable choice of topology this wormhole geometry which is described by the Schwarzschild metric [4], contains the horizon and it is impossible to traverse through them as its throat squeezes very quickly [5]. Hence, it is obvious to consider the presence of non-zero stress and energy to support the configuration of the wormhole throat [6]. This endorses the presence of the material near the throat that must have a radial tension greater than its mass-energy density which property has not been seen so far in any material. In their detailed study, Morris et al. [8] successfully explained static and spherically symmetric traversable wormholes which support the presence of such exotic matter that violates the energy conditions. Immediately questions arise such as i) Is it admissible by quantum field theory to consider such type of stress-energy tensor to maintain a two-way traversable wormhole? ii) Whether is it possible to form a wormhole that arises due to the non-simply connected nature of spacetime as it is not the usual case of spatial sections of the wormhole? These questions should be answered as the laws of physics must be consistent with the physics of traversable wormholes. In fact, a traversable wormhole may act like a “time machine”, which in that case may violate the causality [9].

In their studies, different researchers have confirmed that it is necessary to consider exotic matter around the throat of the static wormhole configurations, which also guarantees the violation of the null energy condition (NEC). Although an important letter by Visser et al. [10] reveals that though it is essential to violate averaged null energy condition (ANEC), but it is enough to have the presence of ANEC-violating matter infinitesimally small. It is worth mentioning that the solutions of the static configuration of wormholes are studied in literature [1016] must be consistent with some property to be traversable. However, to understand the extensive delineation of the physical aspects of wormholes, we suggest readers to study different wormhole configurations such as rotating wormholes [17, 18], dynamical wormholes [19, 20], wormholes with a cosmological constant Λ [21, 22], etc. Matters violating the energy conditions can be categorized by the equation of state parameter ω = p/ρ. The strong energy condition demands ω ≥ −1/3 for normal fluids and becomes exotic fluids (dark energy) if ω < − 1/3. The cosmological constant corresponds to ω = −1, phantom ω < − 1 and quintessence −1 < ω < − 1/3. Since opening the throat of a wormhole requires the violation of null energy condition, i.e. ρ+p < 0 demands ω < − 1, the throat can be open either by phantom energy or cosmological constant. Many authors presented wormhole solutions supported by exotic matters in GR and modified gravity [2327].

Investigation of the different properties of spacetime in more generalized theories of gravity has attracted much attention among scientists in recent days. Interestingly, most of the articles are concerned with the geometrical aspect of the field equation. Also, recent observational evidence has triggered the search for a more generalized form of gravitational theory compared to general relativity (GR). In fact, with the advancements of quantum gravity research, many investigations came up with the idea that GR is actually embedded in some more generalized form of the gravity field. Besides the astrophysical significance, there are many possible applications of spacetime in ADS/CFT correspondence, string theory, induced gravity, and de Sitter gauge theory [28, 29].

Importantly based on the following reasons, it is suitable to choose Finsler geometry over GR are given by i) the geometry is dependent on the dynamics as well as the position of the system, and no quadratic restrictions are required to bound the length element in Finsler geometry [30]. The measurement of time between two events that appeared to an observer is actually the same as the distance between two events that occurred in the world line of the same observer. ii) The measurement depends on the tangent bundle of a homogeneous function which results that the arcs depending on length as well as velocity. iii) Also, one can easily resolve by considering F(x,y)=gμνyμyν in Riemannian manifold M,gμν(x) the present Finsler space which is quadratic in terms of yθ and yϕ. In fact, the covariant derivative of the Riemannian space is possible to be used in this present case as it is a semi-definite Finsler space. Hence, the Bianchi identity in this Finsler space is the same as found in the Riemannian space. The gravitational field equations are found as the present Finsler space reduces into the Riemannian space.

A detailed study of Einstein’s gravity in the framework of Finslerian geometry is found in the literature [3134]. Also, in several recent articles [3542] researchers have studied anisotropy of the Universe and the violation of Lorentzian invariance in Finsler geometry. Further, in the framework of Finsler geometry Minguzzi [43] has studied the singularity theorem and the Raychaudhuri equation. In their important study, Stavrinos and Alexious [44] have studied scalar-tensor theory and the generalized form of Raychaudhuri equation in the Finsler-Rander spacetime. Aazami and Javaloyes [45] have studied Penrose’s singularity theorem in Finslerian geometry. Rahaman et al. [46] and Chowdhuri et al. [47] have presented an important study on the compact stars model in Finsler spacetime. On the other hand, the investigation made by Li [48] provides the eigenfunction of the Finslerian Laplacian operator and also features Finslerian Reissner-Nordström solution for vacuum. Li and Chang [49] also presented the exact vacuum solution in Finsler spacetime. Other traversable wormholes are also presented by many authors in various modified gravity theories [50, 51]. Övgün and Sakalli presented a thin shell wormhole solution using Visser cut and paste technique [52], gravitino and vector particles as Hawking radiation from the traversable Lorentzian wormholes [53, 54], the deflection angle of light by wormholes [55]. A model of cosmic springs in Finslerian geometries was also presented by Lake [56].

2 Finslerian geometry and wormhole field equations

The Finslerian geometry is constructed from Finsler structure F which is defined as [57]

x,μy=μFx,yμ>0.(1)

Here xM represents position and y = dx/dt, the velocity. The metric describing Finslerian geometry is given as [58]

gμνyμyν12F2.(2)

The geodesic equation in the Finsler manifold is expressed as [58]

d2xμdτ2+2Gμ=0,(3)

where Gμ is called the geodesic spray coefficients defined as [58]

Gμ=14gμν2F2xλyνyλF2xν.(4)

The Ricci scalar in Finsler geometry is written as [58]

RRμμ=1F22Gμxμyλ2Gμxλyμ+2Gλ2GμxλyμGμyλGλyμ(5)
Rνμ=1F2Rλνρμyλyρ.(6)

Here Rλνρμ depends on connection and Rνμ depends only on the Finsler structure F.

Due to Birkhoff’s theorem, it is well-known that most of static vacuum solutions are reducible to the Schwarzschild’s form, hence we will assume the Finsler structure in the similar form

F2=BrytytAryryrr2F̄2θ,ϕ,yθ,yϕ.(7)

The Finsler metric is given below

gμν=diagB,A,r2ḡij,(8)
gμν=diagB1,A1,r2ḡij,(9)

Where ḡij are derived from F̄2 and (θ, ϕ) ≡ (i, j). The components of the geodesic spray coefficient become

Gt=B2Bytyr,(10)
Gr=A4Ayryr+B4Aytytr2AF̄2,(11)
Gθ=1ryθyr+Ḡθ,(12)
Gϕ=1ryϕyr+Ḡϕ,(13)

Where the prime represents differentiation with respect to r and the Ḡ is the geodesic spray coefficients derived by F̄. Substituting (Eq. 10)-(Eq. 13) to (Eq. 5) we the expression of Ricci scalar as

F2R=B2AB4AAA+BB+BrAytyt+B2B+B4BAA+BB+ArAyryr+R̄1A+r2AAABBF̄2,(14)

where R̄ denotes the Ricci scalar correspond to F̄.

Akbar-Zadeh [59] first introduced the notion of Ricci tensor in the Finsler geometry as

Rμν=2yμyν12F2R.(15)

The scalar curvature in the Finsler geometry is defined as S=gμνRμν. Now the modified Einstein’s tensor is given by (See Appendix A)

GμνRμν12gμνS.(16)

The covariant conservation of Gμν in Finsler geometry i.e., Gν;μμ=0 was proved by Chang and Li [37].

Now we can write the components of Einstein’s tensor in Finsler geometry as

Gtt=ArA21r2A+λr2,(17)
Grr=BrAB1r2A+λr2,(18)
Gθθ=Gϕϕ=B2ABB2rAB+A2rA2+B4ABAA+BB.(19)

Finally, we can write the field equations in Finsler spacetime as

Gνμ=8πFTνμ,(20)

with Tνμ is the energy-momentum tensor and 4πF is expressing the volume of F̄ in the field equation.

Assuming a matter distribution with anisotropic pressure, the form of the energy-momentum tensor can be written as

Tξμ=ρvμvξ+prχξχμ+ptvμvξχξχμ+gξμ,(21)

where vμvμ = −χμχμ = 1, pr and pt denote radial and transverse pressures, respectively. ρ is the density of the fluid distribution, vμ is the four velocity, and χμ is the unit space-like vector in the radial direction.

By using the energy-momentum tensor in (Eq. 21) along with the field Eq. 20 we get.

8πFρ=A2A21r2A+λr2,(22)
8πFpr=BrAB+1r2Aλr2,(23)
8πFpt=B2AB+B2rABA2rA2B4ABAA+BB,(24)

With λ, the constant flag curvature. Now the Finsler form of the Morris-Thorne [6] wormhole geometry can be written as

F2=e2frytyt+yryr1br+r2F̄2θ,ϕ,yθ,yϕ,(25)

where yi = di/. And the 2-surface F̄2 is taken as

F̄2=yθyθ+fθ,ϕyϕyϕ(26)

with the corresponding metric ḡij=diag(1,f(θ,ϕ)). To get vanishing off-diagonal components of F2R in (Eq. 14) the function f (θ, ϕ) = f(θ) and one of the possible choice that preserves the spherical symmetry is f(θ)=sin2(λθ). Hence, the final form of the Finsler-Morris-Thorne wormhole geometry can be written as

F2=e2frytyt+yryr1br+r2yθyθ+sin2λθyϕyϕ(27)

The Finslerian field (Eq. 22, Eq. 24) reduce to

8πFρ=b+λ1r2,(28)
8πFpr=1br2fr+1r2λr2,(29)
8πFpt=1brf+fr+f2brbr2f2+12r.(30)

Here, b(r) and f(r) are shape-function and redshift functions respectively. To solve the above field equations, we need extra information to integrate further. To solve the above field equations we will adopt few techniques i.e., assuming specific equation of state, well-known wormhole shape function and redshift function or assuming pr & pt relationship.

3 Finslerian wormholes with linear equation of state

In these cases, we will assume a linear equation of state of the form pr = ωρ along with a specific choice of shape functions.

3.1 Model I: b(r)=ar/an

Considering this shape function along with the linear EoS, the field equations can be integrated to yield the red-shift function as

fr=A+12n1logrnλω+λ1+1λω+1+n1ωlograran.(31)

Here A is the constant of integration. Therefore, the density and pressure take the forms

8πFρ=nr/an1+λ1r2,(32)
8πFpr=ωr2nran1+λ1,(33)
8πFpt=14r3rar/ana2nnω2n3ω+1ra2n+arranλ1ω+1+2n2ω+n2λω2+3λω+λ2ω25ω1+λ12r2ω+12.(34)

The rest of the quantities can be calculated from the above physical quantities. The quantity a is the throat radius of the wormhole. The variations of all these parameters can be shown in Figures 1, 2. Now we can see that the throat is at a = 5 and is asymptotically flat. Now, since NEC is violated, i.e. ρ+pr < 0, the throat is supported by exotic matter or precisely by phantom energy (ω < − 1). The revolution of the embedded surface can be seen in Figure 3.

FIGURE 1
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FIGURE 1. Variation of b, b−2, b/r and b′(r) for model I with a = 3, λ = 1.2, ω = −2 and n = 0.4.

FIGURE 2
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FIGURE 2. Variation of energy conditions and embedding diagram for the model I with a = 3, λ = 1.2, ω = −2 and n = 0.4.

FIGURE 3
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FIGURE 3. Surface revolution of embedding diagram for model I.

3.2 Model II: b(r)=a3cloga/r+a

For this shape function in the linear EoS, the field equations lead to

fr=a3clogara3cω+a+rλ1ω+12rra3clogara,(35)

which is not exactly integrable, however, one can always find the related physical quantities as they are dependent only on their derivatives. Here the physical parameters take the form

8πFρ=λra3crr3,(36)
8πFpr=ωλra3crr3,(37)
8πFpt=14r3ra3clogaraa6c2ωω+1a43cω+ca3cr2λω2+3λω+λ2ω25ω1a3clogara33cω+crλ1ω+1+arλ1ω+1+λ12r2ω+12.(38)

Now the energy conditions etc., can be calculated using the above expressions. Further, the variations of these physical parameters can be seen in Figures 4, 5. The throat radius is found to be 2 km and is opened by phantom energy.

FIGURE 4
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FIGURE 4. Variation of b, b−2, b/r and b′(r) for model II with a = 2, λ = 1.2, ω = −2, c = −0.16.

FIGURE 5
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FIGURE 5. Variation of energy conditions and embedding surface for model II with a = 2, λ = 1.2, ω = −2, c = −0.16.

3.3 Model III: b(r)=ac1a/r+a

The solution, in this case, is found to be

fr=D+lograc1ω+λω+1+cλω+λω+ωlograc+c1ω1logr.(39)

Further, the physical quantities are found to be

8πFρ=a2c/r2+λ1r2,(40)
8πFpr=ωa2c/r2+λ1r2,(41)
8πFpt=14r4aracra4c2ω24ω1+a3crc+15ω+1+2a2cr2ω×λω+λω3+ac+1λ1r3ω+1+λ12r4ω+12.(42)

The variations of these physical quantities are given in Figures 6, 7. Here also, the NEC is violated, and therefore the WH throat is supported by the exotic matter which is found to be phantom energy. The revolution of the embedded surface can be seen in Figure 8.

FIGURE 6
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FIGURE 6. Variation of b, b−2, b/r and b′(r) for model III with a = 1.5, λ = 1.2, ω = −2, c = 0.35.

FIGURE 7
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FIGURE 7. Variation of energy conditions and embedding surface for model III with a = 1.5, λ = 1.2, ω = −2, c = 0.35.

FIGURE 8
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FIGURE 8. Surface revolution of embedding diagram for model III.

4 Finslerian wormholes with pt = npr

Unlike the first method we have adopted above, we would like to extend our investigation by assuming a linear relationship between the tangential and radial pressure as pt = npr, where n can be treated as an anisotropic parameter. To solve the field equations, further we ansatz different forms of f(r).

4.1 Model IV: f(r) = c

For the initial assumptions pt = npr and f(r) = c, the resulting solution is

b=rHr2nλ+1,(43)

with H as the constant of integration. Here one can clearly see that this solution is not asymptotically flat since limr[b(r)/r]0. To make it asymptotically flat we must match it with exterior Schwarzschild spacetime. The matching equation can be written as

e2fR=12MR=1bRR,(44)

where R is the surface when the two spacetimes meet. Using (Eq. 44), we get

bR=RHR2nλ+1=2M(45)
R=2M1e2c1,(46)

Which leads to a constraint on the constants H and c as

c=lnλH2M1e2c12n1/2.(47)

Now the density, pressures, and energy conditions are given by

8πFρ=Hr2n+2Hnr2nr2,(48)
8πFpr=Hr2n2,(49)
8πFpt=Hnr2n2,(50)
8πFρ+pr=2Hnr2n2,(51)
8πFρ+pt=Hn+1r2n2,(52)
8πFρ+pr+2pt=0.(53)

The variations of b(r), b′(r) and b(r) − r is given in Figure 9. The variations of pr, pt, and energy density can be seen in Figure 10. Here we can see that the throat radii are the same for all the EoS parameters ω = −4.98, − 2.5, − 1.66, − 1.24. Again, the NEC is violated, and the corresponding EoS parameter ωr = pr/ρ is less than −1 thereby, the WH is supported by phantom energy. The surface revolution of the embedded surface is shown in Figure 11.

FIGURE 9
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FIGURE 9. Variation of b, b−2, b/r and b′(r) for model IV with H = 0.2, λ = 0.2.

FIGURE 10
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FIGURE 10. Variation of energy conditions and embedding surface for model IV with H = 0.2, λ = 0.2.

FIGURE 11
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FIGURE 11. Surface revolution of embedding diagram for model IV.

4.2 Model V: f(r)=logr/γ

For this redshift function, one can find the solution as

br=Mr3n+λ3nr+r13n,(54)

where M is the constant of integration. Again, this solution is not asymptotically flat due to limr[b(r)/r]0, so we have to match this interior spacetime with exterior Schwarzschild spacetime. Further, using (Eq. 44) we get

R=32/3γ2+33a12/33a11/3(55)
bR=2M=RMR3n1+λ3n+113n.(56)

These above equations lead to a constraint given as

2M=32/3γ2+33a12/33a11/3M32/3γ2+33a12/33a11/33n1+λ3n+113n,(57)

where,

a1=81γ4M23γ69γ2M.(58)

Now the density and pressure take form

8πFρ=λ+3Mnr3n1+λ3n+113n1r2,(59)
8πFpr=1r3λr3n13Mr3n,(60)
8πFpt=nr3λr3n13Mr3n,(61)

And the energy conditions take the very simple forms

ρ+pr=3M3n24n+1r3n+2λnr8πF3n1r3,(62)
ρ+pt=λ8πFr2,(63)
ρ+pr+2pt=4λnr3M3n2+2n1r3n8πF3n1r3.(64)

The variations of pressure, density, energy conditions, etc. are shown in Figures 12, 13. Here one can observe that the throat radius depends on the parameter n for which the rth is smaller for n = −1 and larger for n = −0.07. Further, EoS parameter ω also increases when n increases leading to more exotic matter and thereby wider throat radius. Further, the violation of NEC and ωr = pr/ρ < − 1 shows that the matter is exotic (phantom energy).

FIGURE 12
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FIGURE 12. Variation of b, b−2, b/r and b′(r) for model V with λ = 3, γ = 1.5, M = 2.

FIGURE 13
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FIGURE 13. Variation of energy conditions and embedding surface for model V with λ = 3, γ = 1.5, M = 2.

5 Finslerian wormholes with specific density profile and a linear EoS (model VI)

To find the third category of solutions, we will assume a specific density profile with a linear equation of state of the form

ρ=carα,pr=ωρ.(65)

From the first relation with the field equation, we get

br=cr33αarα+Fλr+r,(66)

where F is the constant of integration. Since the expression of the shape function doesn’t include ω, its throat will not be affected by EoS parameter. And the linear EoS with the density profile after using the field equations and the above b(r), we can find f′(r) as

fr=cr3α3ω1arα+α3F2rcr3arαα3F+α3λr.(67)

Which is not exactly integrable. Although, one can find the physical parameters as

8πFρ=1r23cr2a/rα3αaαcra/rα13α,(68)
8πFpr=cωarα,(69)
8πFpt=ca/rα4cr3arαα3F+α3λrcr3αω1ω3ω21arα+α3F2α3ω+12α25α+6λrω.(70)

Figure 14 shows the behavior of the shape function and its related parameters. The trends of pressures, density and energy conditions are given in Figure 15, which shows that the NEC is again violated. The nature of the exotic matter can be known if we see the EoS parameter ωr = pr/ρ. Here ω = −1.5, i.e. less than −1, so again the exotic matter is phantom energy. The rth depends on the parameter α, smaller values of α yields narrower throats and vice versa.

FIGURE 14
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FIGURE 14. Variation of b, b−2, b/r and b′(r) for model VI with c = 0.04, λ = 1.2, F = 1.5, a = 5, ω = −1.5.

FIGURE 15
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FIGURE 15. Variation of energy conditions and embedding surface for model VI with c = 0.04, λ = 1.2, F = 1.5, a = 5, ω = −1.5.

6 Construction of embedding diagrams

Considering a constant time slice i.e., yt = 0 and in the 2-dimensional Finsler space F̄2 if one chooses θ=(π/2λ) (hence yθ = / = 0), then [Eq. 27] reduces to

F2=yryr1b/r+r2yϕyϕ.(71)

If this Eq. 71 reduces to a 3-D cylindrical coordinate of the form

F2=yzyz+yryr+r2yϕyϕ,(72)

than by comparing (Eq. 71) and (Eq. 72), the form of z(r) can be found as

yryr1b/r=yzyz+yryror11b/r=yzyzyryr+1=dz/dτdr/dτ2+1dzdr2+1=1br1.(73)

On simplifying (Eq. 73) we get

dzdr=±1r/br1orzr=±drr/br1.(74)

For model I, Eq. 74 is not integrable for the general case, however integrable for a given value of n. Further, for model II i.e., b(r)=a3cloga/r+a the embedding surface is not integrable exactly, thereby we used numerical integration to generate it. For model III the embedding surface can be integrated exactly and is given by

zr=2arraracraracr2c+1lograc+ractanh1crarac.

In a similar fashion, the embedding surface for model IV is found to be

zr=rn+1λHr2n[1λn+n1Hr2nλ2F112,12n;1+12n;Hr2nλ+Hr2nλ].(75)

Again, due to the non-integrability of Eq. 74 for model V and VI, we have used numerical integration to generate the 2-D embedding surface.

7 Results and discussions

In this work, we have presented six new wormhole (WH) solutions in Finslerian geometry. The first three models assumed a linear EoS along with specific forms of the shape function. The next two solutions were found by considering a linear relation between pr and pt through a constant parameter n. To close the system of equations, we have assumed two different redshift functions. Here the throat radius of WH IV depends on the redshift function only, however for the WH V, the rth depends on the anisotropic parameter n, i.e., more anisotropy makes the throat narrower and vice versa. Finally, the last solution was obtained via a linear EoS and a specific form of the density profile. In this case, the throat radius depends on density-related α parameter, more the density larger is the rth.

Next, we have determined all the embedded surfaces for each WHs in 3D Euclidean space assuming an instant of time t = constant and θ=(π/2λ). Models I, III, and IV only have exactly integrable embedding surfaces where we have also found their surface revolutions. The rest of the three WHs i.e., Models II, V, and VI were integrated numerically to generate the embedded surfaces. It is found that all these WH models are supported by exotic matter as the NEC is violated. The exact nature of these exotic matters can be found by analyzing the EoS parameter. All these cases yield ω = ωr = pr/ρ < − 1 implying that the matter is simply phantom energy. It is also found that WHs III and IV were asymptotically non-flat i.e., limr[b/r]0. This problem has been resolved by matching the interior spacetime with the Schwarzschild vacuum. Further, it is also to be noted that Models I, II, III, and VI can have ω = −1 (cosmological constant) with the flare-out conditions i.e., b (rth) = rth & b′(rth) < 1 and b(r) < r for r > rth still holds. Overall, these new WH solutions might represent traversable wormholes.

Data availability statement

The original contributions presented in the study are included in the article/supplementary material, further inquiries can be directed to the corresponding author.

Author contributions

KNS conceptualized the manuscript including mathematical calculations, graph plotting, result analysis, and interpretations, FR did mathematical calculations and the resulting analysis, DD did the writing of the manuscript and interpretation of the results, SM did the editing, literature survey and the resulting analysis.

Acknowledgments

KNS and FR are thankful to the authorities of the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune, India for providing the research facilities.

Conflict of interest

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Appendix A: Derivation of Einstein-Finsler field equation

Usually, the expression of the length for a curve in a Finslerian metric geometry is

Sγ=dτFxτ,ẋτ.(A1)

Lorentzian metric gab defines the function F as F(x,ẋ)=|gab(x)ẋaẋb|1/2 with x and ẋ signify respectively the position vector and tangent vector.

The Einstein-Finsler gravitational field equations are derived by the calculus of variations and in the framework of the tangent bundle of spacetime, i.e. can be derived from the action principle. Here the action (integral of Lagrangian density over spacetime) is defined as a union of the matter (SM) and the Einstein-Hilbert (SEH) action that couples gravity to matter and is given by

S=kSEH+SM.

In the Finsler space (M,F), the Einstein-Hilbert action could be reckoned over the sphere bundle Σ as

SEH=Σd4x̂d3θghfabyaybΣ.(A2)

The action, i.e. the integral of Lagrangian density is varied with respect to F as all the quantities within the action are a function of F (i.e., on of g). Here hab is the induced metric on Σ. The dynamics of F are equivalent to the Einstein equations.

Now,

δSEH=d4x̂d3θgh12fabgabδgab+fRδRab+12fabhabδhab2fRRabδFFyayb,

where fR = ∂f/∂R and over the sphere bundle the function f = fabyayb [30]. Here, g and Rab do not depend on θ. Now, the variation of habδhab is obtained as

habδhab=gabyaybδgab6δFF.

The relation between δgab and δFF is

δgabx̂=2gabδFF.

Using the above two equations, one can obtain finally

δSEH=Σd4x̂d3θgh2fgab6fabyaybδFF.

In the Finslerian background the matter action for matter fields ψi looks like (L is the Lagrangian density of the matter fields)

SM=Σd4x̂d3θghLg,ψi.

Since L and g are independent on θ over the fiber coordinates on the manifold M, the integration of the system yields the standard matter action after dividing the volume of the three-sphere.

According to Pfeifer and Wohlfarth [33], in the Finsler background, the variation with respect to the Finsler function yields the Energy-Momentum tensor of p-form fields on Lorentzian metric spacetime as Tab as well as its trace T=Tabgab=4L+2gabLgab. Therefore, the variation with respect to the Finsler function gives

δSM=Σd4x̂d3θgh12Tab2TgabyaybδFF.

Next taking the variation with respect to F in the combined Einstein-Hilbert action with the matter yields

δSF,ψi=kδSEH+δSM=Σd4x̂d3θghk2fgab6fab+12Tab2TgabyaybδFF.

The structure of spacetime can be determined from the following equation,

3f+Rgab6fabyayb=12Tabkyayb.

Here we have considered the vanishing Cartan tensor and for that, the tensors in the bracket are y independent.

The second derivative of the above with respect to fiber coordinates yields the Einstein-Finsler gravitational field equations as

Rab12Sgab=1kTab.

Here we set the coupling constant k=c44πG.

To define the wormhole structure, we assume the Finsler structure is of the form

F2=BrytytAryryrr2F̄2θ,ϕ,yθ,yϕ.

One can write the metric structure coefficient as

gμν=yμyν12F2,

where (gμν) = (gμν)1. Remember that each gμν is homogeneous of degree zero in y.

For a non-vanishing vector y=yμ(xμ)pTpM,F persuades an inner product on TpM that is given by

gyu,v=gμνx,yuμvν,(A3)

where u=uμ(xμ)p,v=vμ(xμ)pTpM\{0}.

The Finsler metric are given below

gμν=diagB,A,r2ḡij,gμν=diagB1,A1,r2ḡij,

where ḡij are derived from F̄2. In our study we have assumed λ=Ric̄ which represents the Ricci scalar, derived from F̄2.

Keywords: Finsler geometry, wormholes, energy conditions, phantom energy, embedding diagram

Citation: Singh KN, Rahaman F, Deb D and Maurya SK (2023) Traversable Finslerian wormholes supported by phantom energy. Front. Phys. 10:1038905. doi: 10.3389/fphy.2022.1038905

Received: 07 September 2022; Accepted: 07 December 2022;
Published: 04 January 2023.

Edited by:

Farruh Atamurotov, Inha University in Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Reviewed by:

Abdul Jawad, COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan
Izzet Sakalli, Eastern Mediterranean University, Turkey
Ali Övgün, Eastern Mediterranean University, Turkey

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