Gravitational lensing of wormholes in the galactic halo region

The European Physical Journal C

Peter K. F. Kuhfittig¹ 

[1] Department of Mathematics, Milwaukee School of Engineering, 53202-3109, Milwaukee, WI, USA;

关键词: Dark Matter;    Shape Function;    Deflection Angle;    Dwarf Galaxy;    Galactic Halo;   

DOI  :  10.1140/epjc/s10052-014-2818-2

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

A recent study by Rahaman et al. has shown that the galactic halo possesses the necessary properties for supporting traversable wormholes, based on two observational results, the Navarro–Frenk–White density profile and the observed flat rotation curves of galaxies. Using a method for calculating the deflection angle pioneered by V. Bozza, it is shown that the deflection angle diverges at the throat of the wormhole. The resulting photon sphere has a radius of about 0.40 ly. Given the dark-matter background, detection may be possible from past data using ordinary light.

【 授权许可】

CC BY