Slowly rotating wormholes: the first order approximation

TL;DR

This paper presents a first-order approximation solution for a slowly rotating wormhole in a scalar-tensor gravity theory, analyzing particle motion and light propagation in its spacetime.

Contribution

It introduces the first-order approximation method for rotating wormholes with scalar fields having negative kinetic energy, expanding understanding of their properties.

Findings

Rotating wormhole solutions are constructed using slow rotation approximation.

Test particle motion and light propagation are analyzed in the rotating wormhole spacetime.

The solution provides insights into the effects of slow rotation on wormhole geometry.

Abstract

We discuss a solution describing a rotating wormhole in the theory of gravity with a scalar field with negative kinetic energy. To solve the problem we use the assumption about slow rotation. The role of a small dimensionless parameter plays the ratio of the linear velocity of rotation of the wormhole's throat and the velocity of light. The rotating wormhole solution is constructed in the framework of the first order approximation with respect to the small parameter. We analyze the obtained solution and study the motion of test particles and the propagation of light in the spacetime of rotating wormhole.