SEMICLASSICAL WHEELER WORMHOLE PRODUCTION

被引:104
作者
GARFINKLE, D
STROMINGER, A
机构
[1] Department of Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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10.1016/0370-2693(91)90665-D
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
It is argued that if topology change is allowed in quantum gravity, it is possible to create a Wheeler wormhole, i.e. a pair of oppositely charged extreme Reissner-Nordstrom black holes identified at their throats, in an electromagnetic field. The instanton describing this process is found, and the tunneling rate computed in the semiclassical approximation.
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页码:146 / 149
页数:4
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