Might some gamma ray bursts be an observable signature of natural wormholes?

1998/02/28 by D. F. Torres, Diego F. Torres, Gustavo E. Romero +1 · 3 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #Galaxy #Gamma-ray burst #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #Geometry #Gravitational microlensing #Limit (mathematics) #Observable #Physics #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research #Signature (topology) #Theoretical physics #Wormhole #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevd.58.123001

published as Phys.Rev.D58:123001,1998 · extended version, additions on GRB physics, background sources and cosmological consequences. Two ps figures. Accpeted for publication in Phys. Rev. D

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Abstract

The extragalactic microlensing scenario for natural wormholes is examined. It is shown that the main features of wormhole lensing events upon the light of distant active galactic nuclei are similar to some types of already observed gamma ray bursts (GRBs). Using recent satellite data on GRBs, an upper limit to the negative mass density, O(10^\ensuremath-36) gcm^\ensuremath-3, under the form of wormholelike objects is presented.

Citations

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• Theory of extragalactic radio sources
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• Cosmological Applications of Gravitational Lensing

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