Wormholes supported by chiral fields

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 $\Phi =({\Phi }^1,...,{\Phi }^n)$ (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.

5 two-column pages, to appear in Grav. Cosmol

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