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Title: Exact geometric optics in a Morris-Thorne wormhole spacetime

Journal Article · · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
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  1. Visualisierungsinstitut der Universitaet Stuttgart, Nobelstrasse 15, 70569 Stuttgart (Germany)

The simplicity of the Morris-Thorne wormhole spacetime permits us to determine null and timelike geodesics by means of elliptic integral functions and Jacobian elliptic functions. This analytic solution makes it possible to find a geodesic which connects two distant events. An exact gravitational lensing, an illumination calculation, and even an interactive visualization become possible.

OSTI ID:
21039163
Journal Information:
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Vol. 77, Issue 4; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.77.044043; (c) 2008 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0556-2821
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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