Helically twisted spacetime: study of geometric and wave optics, and physical analysis

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Autori principali: Silva, Edilberto O., Azevedo, Frankbelson dos S., Ahmed, Faizuddin
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author Silva, Edilberto O.
Azevedo, Frankbelson dos S.
Ahmed, Faizuddin
author_facet Silva, Edilberto O.
Azevedo, Frankbelson dos S.
Ahmed, Faizuddin
contents We analyse a stationary, cylindrically symmetric spacetime endowed with an intrinsic helical twist, $ds^{2} = -dt^{2} + dr^{2} + r^{2} dϕ^{2} + (dz + ω\, r\,dϕ)^{2}$. Solving the Einstein equations exactly yields an anisotropic energy-momentum tensor whose density is negative and decays as $r^{-2}$, thus violating the weak energy condition near the axis. Three notable features emerge: (i) axis-centred negative energy; (ii) unequal transverse stresses; (iii) a torsional momentum flux $T_{ϕz}ω^{3}/r$. We identify stable photon orbits and deflection angle, fully helical geodesics, and torsion-controlled wave optics modes, suggesting laboratory analogues in twisted liquid-crystal and photonic systems. The coupling between the torsion parameter $ω$ and other physical parameters leads to significant effects, altering the motion along the positive or negative $z$-axis. These results make the twisted helical metric a useful test bed for studying the interplay of curvature, torsion, and matter in both gravitational and condensed-matter contexts.
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spellingShingle Helically twisted spacetime: study of geometric and wave optics, and physical analysis
Silva, Edilberto O.
Azevedo, Frankbelson dos S.
Ahmed, Faizuddin
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
We analyse a stationary, cylindrically symmetric spacetime endowed with an intrinsic helical twist, $ds^{2} = -dt^{2} + dr^{2} + r^{2} dϕ^{2} + (dz + ω\, r\,dϕ)^{2}$. Solving the Einstein equations exactly yields an anisotropic energy-momentum tensor whose density is negative and decays as $r^{-2}$, thus violating the weak energy condition near the axis. Three notable features emerge: (i) axis-centred negative energy; (ii) unequal transverse stresses; (iii) a torsional momentum flux $T_{ϕz}ω^{3}/r$. We identify stable photon orbits and deflection angle, fully helical geodesics, and torsion-controlled wave optics modes, suggesting laboratory analogues in twisted liquid-crystal and photonic systems. The coupling between the torsion parameter $ω$ and other physical parameters leads to significant effects, altering the motion along the positive or negative $z$-axis. These results make the twisted helical metric a useful test bed for studying the interplay of curvature, torsion, and matter in both gravitational and condensed-matter contexts.
title Helically twisted spacetime: study of geometric and wave optics, and physical analysis
topic General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.23291