Self sustained traversable wormholes and the equation of state

Abstract

We compute the graviton one loop contribution to a classical energy in a \textit{traversable} wormhole background. The form of the shape function considered is obtained by the equation of state $p=\omega \rho$. We investigate the size of the wormhole as a function of the parameter $\omega$. The investigation is evaluated by means of a variational approach with Gaussian trial wave functionals. A zeta function regularization is involved to handle with divergences. A renormalization procedure is introduced and the finite one loop energy is considered as a \textit{self-consistent} source for the traversable wormhole.The case of the phantom region is briefly discussed.

Uses RevTeX 4. 21 pages. Submitted to Classical and Quantum Gravity. Extended version of the talk given at ERE2006 (Palma de Mallorca, September 4-8, 2006) and of the talk given at MG11-GT5, Berlin, 23-29 July, 2006

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