The quantum non-linear σ-model RG flow and integrability in wormhole geometries

Abstract

The target space of the non-linear σ-model is a Riemannian manifold. Although it can be any Riemannian metric, there are certain physically interesting geometries which are worth to study. Here, we numerically evolve the time-symmetric foliations of a family of spherically symmetric asymptotically flat wormholes under the 1-loop renormalization group flow of the non-linear σ-model, the Ricci flow, and under the 2-loop approximation, RG-2 flow. We rely over some theorems adapted from the compact case for studying the evolution of different wormhole types, specially those with high curvature zones. Some metrics expand and others contract at the beginning of the flow, however, all metrics pinch-off at a certain time. This is related with the fact that the flow does not converge to a fixed point when its starting geometry is the spatial sections of a Morris-Thorne wormhole, and therefore the corresponding non-linear σ-model is non-integrable/renormalizable. We present a numerical study of the evolution of wormhole singularities in three dimensions extending the theoretical estimations. Finally, we compute the evolution of the Hamilton's entropy and the Brown-York energy.