The membrane paradigm for a dynamic wormhole

Abstract

A classical membrane model is developed for a dynamic wormhole. Its throat expands hyperbolically with an acceleration proportional to the surface energy density $\sigma$. The model leads to a negative bulk viscosity coefficient $\zeta =-1/6\pi$ on the throat, expressing the instability against perturbations (expansions or contractions).

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