The initial data problem for a traversable wormhole with interacting mouths

Abstract

In this study, we consider the time-symmetric initial data problem for GR minimally coupled with a phantom scalar field and a Maxwell field. The main focus is on initial data sets describing two interacting mouths of the same traversable wormhole. These data sets are similar in many respects to the Misner initial data with two black holes.

9 pages, 2 figures