Are Padé approximants suitable for modelling shape functions of traversable wormholes?

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Hauptverfasser: Rebouças, Jonathan Alves, Muniz, Celio Rodrigues
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author Rebouças, Jonathan Alves
Muniz, Celio Rodrigues
author_facet Rebouças, Jonathan Alves
Muniz, Celio Rodrigues
contents This study investigates the applicability of Padé approximants in constructing suitable shape functions for traversable wormholes, emphasizing their ability to satisfy essential geometric constraints. By analyzing low-order Padé approximants, we demonstrate their effectiveness in transforming inadequate shape functions into physically consistent candidates, while inherently fulfilling critical criteria such as asymptotic flatness, flare-out conditions, and throat regularity. Specific parameter restrictions are established to ensure compliance with these constraints; for instance, low-order rational approximations help to avoid artificial singularities and maintain asymptotic behavior when derivative conditions at the throat are controlled. In contrast, high-order Padé approximants introduce challenges, including spurious poles within the physical domain, which disrupt geometric requirements. Our findings highlight that low-order Padé approximants provide a robust framework for simplifying complex shape functions into analytically tractable forms, balancing mathematical flexibility with physical feasibility. This work underscores their potential as a systematic tool in traversable wormhole modeling, while cautioning against unphysical artifacts in higher-order approximations.
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spellingShingle Are Padé approximants suitable for modelling shape functions of traversable wormholes?
Rebouças, Jonathan Alves
Muniz, Celio Rodrigues
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Mathematical Physics
This study investigates the applicability of Padé approximants in constructing suitable shape functions for traversable wormholes, emphasizing their ability to satisfy essential geometric constraints. By analyzing low-order Padé approximants, we demonstrate their effectiveness in transforming inadequate shape functions into physically consistent candidates, while inherently fulfilling critical criteria such as asymptotic flatness, flare-out conditions, and throat regularity. Specific parameter restrictions are established to ensure compliance with these constraints; for instance, low-order rational approximations help to avoid artificial singularities and maintain asymptotic behavior when derivative conditions at the throat are controlled. In contrast, high-order Padé approximants introduce challenges, including spurious poles within the physical domain, which disrupt geometric requirements. Our findings highlight that low-order Padé approximants provide a robust framework for simplifying complex shape functions into analytically tractable forms, balancing mathematical flexibility with physical feasibility. This work underscores their potential as a systematic tool in traversable wormhole modeling, while cautioning against unphysical artifacts in higher-order approximations.
title Are Padé approximants suitable for modelling shape functions of traversable wormholes?
topic General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Mathematical Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.06415