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Main Authors: Cataldo, Mauricio, Cruz, Norman, Salgado, Patricio
Format: Preprint
Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.14718
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  • We establish a general no--go theorem demonstrating that all traversable wormhole configurations in Unimodular Gravity necessarily require exotic matter. The proof relies solely on the geometric flaring-out condition, $b'(r_0) \leq 1$, which directly implies that $ρ(r_0) + p_r(r_0) \leq 0$ at the throat. This condition represents a violation of the Null Energy Condition and, consequently, of the Weak and Strong Energy Conditions, independently of the particular choice of shape function, redshift function, or equation of state. This result holds for both tidal and zero-tidal-force configurations, showing that the requirement of exotic matter is a fundamental geometric consequence of the traversability condition rather than an artifact of specific solution choices. Therefore, Unimodular Gravity shares this fundamental constraint with General Relativity.