European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields (Aug 2017)

f(R) gravity solutions for evolving wormholes

  • Subhra Bhattacharya,
  • Subenoy Chakraborty

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-017-5131-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 77, no. 8
pp. 1 – 9

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Abstract The scalar–tensor f(R) theory of gravity is considered in the framework of a simple inhomogeneous space-time model. In this research we use the reconstruction technique to look for possible evolving wormhole solutions within viable f(R) gravity formalism. These f(R) models are then constrained so that they are consistent with existing experimental data. Energy conditions related to the matter threading the wormhole are analyzed graphically and are in general found to obey the null energy conditions (NEC) in regions around the throat, while in the limit $$f(R)=R,$$ f ( R ) = R , NEC can be violated at large in regions around the throat.