Short-range approximation to Casimir wormholes inspired by scalar and electric fields

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Authors: Remo Garattini, Athanasios G. Tzikas
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Abstract

We investigate a static traversable wormhole sustained by a combination of a minimally coupled scalar field and an electric field, with exotic matter sourced by Casimir energy. Considering two scenarios, where the Casimir plate separation is either radially variable or fixed, we derive analytical near-throat solutions for both massless and massive scalar fields. To ensure consistency of the field equations, a thermal tensor is also incorporated, consisting solely of pressure terms that vanish at the throat. In all cases, we obtain well-behaved wormhole manifolds with throat sizes that scale proportionally with the number of elementary charges the wormhole can support.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Quantum Electrodynamics and Casimir Effect Quantum and Classical Electrodynamics Nonlocal and gradient elasticity in micro/nano structures

Publication details

Journal / source
Nuclear Physics B
Volume
1029
Pages
117549–117549
Publication date
8 June 2026
Language
EN