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Main Authors: Golchin, Hanif, Bakhtiarizadeh, Hamid R., Mehdizadeh, Mohammad Reza
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.00825
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author Golchin, Hanif
Bakhtiarizadeh, Hamid R.
Mehdizadeh, Mohammad Reza
author_facet Golchin, Hanif
Bakhtiarizadeh, Hamid R.
Mehdizadeh, Mohammad Reza
contents We present the first analysis of traversable wormhole solutions within the framework of Einstein-aether theory. We show that the corresponding field equations admit three distinct wormhole geometries, obtained by adopting three different classes of combinations for the aether coupling constants. We examine the null and weak energy conditions for three types of wormhole shape functions. Our findings reveal that, in contrast to Einstein gravity, by choosing appropriate parameter values, wormhole geometries can satisfy the energy conditions at the wormhole throat. We also find that in one class, wormholes can satisfy the energy conditions not only at the wormhole throat but also throughout the entire spacetime. Furthermore, the requirement of energy condition satisfaction, imposes some constraints on the values of aether coupling constants. By comparing these constraints with those previously obtained from theoretical and observational analyses, we find that the satisfaction of energy conditions put more stringent limits on the allowed values of the aether couplings.
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spellingShingle Wormhole geometries in Einstein-aether theory
Golchin, Hanif
Bakhtiarizadeh, Hamid R.
Mehdizadeh, Mohammad Reza
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Theory
We present the first analysis of traversable wormhole solutions within the framework of Einstein-aether theory. We show that the corresponding field equations admit three distinct wormhole geometries, obtained by adopting three different classes of combinations for the aether coupling constants. We examine the null and weak energy conditions for three types of wormhole shape functions. Our findings reveal that, in contrast to Einstein gravity, by choosing appropriate parameter values, wormhole geometries can satisfy the energy conditions at the wormhole throat. We also find that in one class, wormholes can satisfy the energy conditions not only at the wormhole throat but also throughout the entire spacetime. Furthermore, the requirement of energy condition satisfaction, imposes some constraints on the values of aether coupling constants. By comparing these constraints with those previously obtained from theoretical and observational analyses, we find that the satisfaction of energy conditions put more stringent limits on the allowed values of the aether couplings.
title Wormhole geometries in Einstein-aether theory
topic General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.00825