Spherically symmetric wormhole solutions in a general anisotropic matter field

Abstract

The present work is an attempt to find possible traversable wormhole solutions in static spherically symmetric space-time supported by anisotropic matter field. Part of the work could be considered as a generalization of the work in Cataldo et al. (2016) [10] in the sense that it extends the work done therein. The paper provides several examples of wormholes in anisotropic pressure and provides general mechanisms for finding them. Finally the work examines the energy conditions corresponding to suggested wormhole solutions. Keywords: Wormhole, Shape function, Null energy condition, Anisotropic pressure