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Wheeler Wormholes and the Modern Astrophysics

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J.A. Wheeler was the main propagandist of thewormhole idea. We consider the hypothesis that some active galactic nuclei and other compact astrophysical objects may be current or former entrances to wormholes. A broad mass spectrum for astrophysical wormholes is possible. We consider various new models of the static wormholes including wormholes maintained mainly by an electromagnetic field. We also discuss observational effects of a single entrance to wormhole and a model for a binary astrophysical system formed by the entrances of wormholes with magnetic fields and consider its possible manifestation.

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Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (project numbers: 05-02-17377, 05-02-16302-a, 04-02-16987-a, 04-02-17257-a) and the Program in Support of Leading Scientific Schools of the Russian Federation (NSH-1653.2003.2) and program “stellar evolution”. The authors are grateful to S.P. Gavrilov[30], B.V. Komberg, M.B. Mensky, D.I. Novikov, V.I. Ritus, and A.E. Shabat for useful discussions and comments.

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    Igor D. Novikov, N. S. Kardashev & A. A. Shatskiy

  2. Niels Bohr Institute, Blegdamsvej 17, DK-2100, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Igor D. Novikov

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Novikov, I.D., Kardashev, N.S., Shatskiy, A.A. (2010). Wheeler Wormholes and the Modern Astrophysics. In: Ciufolini, I., Matzner, R. (eds) General Relativity and John Archibald Wheeler. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 367. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3735-0_4

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