Dymnikova-Schwinger quantum-corrected slowly rotating wormholes: Photon and spinning particle dynamics

TL;DR

This paper models slowly rotating traversable wormholes with quantum corrections using the GUP and Dymnikova profile, analyzing photon trajectories and shadows to identify quantum-gravity effects.

Contribution

It introduces a quantum-corrected rotating wormhole model based on the GUP and Dymnikova profile, exploring photon dynamics and shadow features.

Findings

Rotation causes splitting of photon spheres into co-rotating and counter-rotating paths.

Quantum corrections slightly alter photon trajectories and shadow asymmetries.

The model provides a framework to detect quantum-gravity effects in strong gravitational fields.

Abstract

This work studies light propagation near slowly rotating traversable wormholes supported by a quantum-inspired matter source. The model is based on the Dymnikova density profile, viewed as a gravitational analogue of the Schwinger mechanism, which yields a smooth, non-singular core. Quantum effects are included through the generalized uncertainty principle (GUP), introducing a minimal length scale while preserving regularity. Within a stationary and axisymmetric framework, we construct rotating wormhole solutions sustained by the GUP-corrected Dymnikova-Schwinger profile. The geometry satisfies key conditions such as asymptotic flatness and the flare-out requirement, and incorporates rotational features like frame dragging. We then examine photon motion via null geodesics. Both rotation and quantum corrections modify the photon sphere structure, with rotation producing a splitting between co-rotating and counter-rotating trajectories. This results in small asymmetries in photon paths and the shadow. These results provide a novel and consistent framework to probe quantum-gravity imprints in strong-field optics.