Instantons and Wormholes In Minkowski and (A)dS Spaces

Abstract

Instanton and wormhole solutions are constructed in a d-dimensional gravity theory with an axion-dilaton pair of scalar fields. We discuss the cases of vanishing, positive and negative cosmological constant.

Latex, 15 pages, v2: formula for action corrected, v3: minor changes, version to appear in NPB

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