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Zinnat Hassan

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arXiv2026

Observational Signatures of Static and Rotating Wormholes Embedded in Dark Matter

We study static and slowly rotating traversable wormholes embedded in two contrasting dark matter environments, the cuspy Navarro-Frenk-White (NFW) halo and the cored solitonic wave dark matter ($ψ$DM) profile, using observational parameters set by the rotation curve of the dwarf galaxy NGC\,2366. For each profile, we solve the Einstein field equations in the Morris-Thorne framework to obtain the shape and redshift functions, then extend to slow rotation via the Teo metric with a Lense--Thirring frame-dragging term. Across the four resulting spacetimes and six throat radii, we trace null geodesics, compute specific intensity profiles and polar shadow maps, and construct accretion disk images including the full relativistic Doppler effect. We noticed these two profiles differ sharply in photon dynamics. The NFW potential is too shallow to support a detached photon sphere, so its critical impact parameter stays close to the throat radius. The soliton core, by contrast, is focused enough to host a genuine unstable photon orbit that raises the critical impact parameter to about $1.18$--$1.26$ times the throat radius. This difference in photon-sphere structure propagates through nearly every observable, including photon-ring sharpness, shadow size, accretion-disk appearance, and, in the rotating case, the degree of shadow asymmetry from frame dragging. The soliton shadow size also tracks the mass of the underlying ultralight boson through $ρ_c\propto m_b^{-2}$, with a transition from total capture to mainly deflecting lensing near $m_b\sim10^{-18}$\,eV, a feature absent for NFW that offers a direct probe of dark matter microphysics. These results show that wormhole photon dynamics are shaped by the dark matter profile, pointing to a possible observational route to probe the nature of dark matter.

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arXiv2025

Exploring Wormholes in Modified Theories of Gravity

This thesis investigates traversable wormhole spacetimes in modified theories of gravity, where the matter at the wormhole throat is described by an anisotropic energy-momentum tensor. Wormhole solutions are constructed in the context of $f(Q)$ gravity under various equations of state, and their physical viability and stability are thoroughly examined. The influence of the Generalized Uncertainty Principle (GUP) on Casimir wormholes is also analyzed, emphasizing the role of the GUP parameter in shaping wormhole geometry in $f(Q)$ gravity. Additionally, the study investigates the observational aspects of wormholes, such as their shadow profiles and deflection angles in the presence of dark matter. The work is further extended to four-dimensional Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet (EGB) gravity, where the effects of dark matter models and the Gauss-Bonnet coupling parameter on the energy conditions are evaluated. Various physical properties of the wormholes, including the complexity factor, active gravitational mass, and total gravitational energy, are also discussed.

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arXiv2024

GUP corrected Casimir Wormholes with Electric Charge in $f(R,L_m)$ Gravity

In this letter, we study and investigate the effects of the Generalised Uncertainty Principle (GUP) and electric charge on Casimir wormhole geometry in the Curvature-Lagrangian coupled $f(R,L_m)$ gravity. The functional form of the considered model is $f(R,L_m)=\frac{R}{2κ}+L_m^{\,\,α}$, corresponding to it the analytic shape function is found. For our analysis, we study the wormhole spacetimes for three particular models for the redshift function. We observe that the null energy condition is violated despite a positive contribution from the electromagnetic energy density. We also note that electric charges, GUP effects, and higher model parameter values increase the throat length. Further, we have studied the deflection of light using the Gauss-Bonnet theorem, emphasizing the contribution from GUP by including higher-order terms.

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arXiv2024

Deflection of light by wormholes and its shadow due to dark matter within modified symmetric teleparallel gravity formalism

We explore the possibility of traversable wormhole formation in the dark matter halos in the context of $f(Q)$ gravity. We obtain the exact wormhole solutions with anisotropic matter source based on the Bose-Einstein condensate, Navarro-Frenk-White, and pseudo-isothermal matter density profiles. Notably, we present a novel wormhole solution supported by these dark matters using the expressions for the density profile and rotational velocity along with the modified field equations to calculate the redshift and shape functions of the wormholes. With a particular set of parameters, we demonstrate that our proposed wormhole solutions fulfill the flare-out condition against an asymptotic background. Additionally, we examine the energy conditions, focusing on the null energy conditions at the wormhole's throat, providing a graphical representation of the feasible and negative regions. Our study also examines the wormhole's shadow in the presence of various dark matter models, revealing that higher central densities result in a shadow closer to the throat, whereas lower values have the opposite effect. Moreover, we explore the deflection of light when it encounters these wormholes, particularly noting that light deflection approaches infinity at the throat, where the gravitational field is extremely strong.

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arXiv2024

Influence of GUP corrected Casimir energy on zero tidal force wormholes in modified teleparallel gravity with matter coupling

In recent times, the study of the Casimir effect in quantum field theory has garnered increasing attention because of its potential to be an ideal source of exotic matter needed for stabilizing traversable wormholes. It has been confirmed through experimental evidence that this phenomenon involves fluctuations in the vacuum field, leading to a negative energy density. Motivated by the above, we have investigated Casimir wormholes with corrections from the Generalized Uncertainty Principle (GUP) within the framework of matter-coupled teleparallel gravity. Our analysis includes three well-known GUP models: the Kempf, Mangano, and Mann (KMM) model, the Detournay, Gabriel, and Spindel (DGS) model, and a third model called Model II. For a broader analysis, we have considered two well-known model functions for the teleparallel theory: a linear $f(T,\mathcal{T})=αT+β\mathcal{T}$ and a quadratic model $f(T,\mathcal{T})=ηT^2+χ\mathcal{T}$. The shape function solutions corresponding to both models are examined in the absence of tidal forces in spacetime. We also demonstrate the crucial role played by the parameters of the $f(T,\mathcal{T})$ models in the violation of the energy conditions. With the increasing interest in detecting gravitational waves from astrophysical objects, we have thoroughly discussed the perturbation of the wormhole solutions in the scalar, electromagnetic, axial gravitational, and Dirac field backgrounds. We employ the $3^{rd}$ order WKB expansion to find the complex frequencies associated with the quasinormal modes of energy dissipation. Additionally, we also calculate the active mass and total gravitational energy for the wormhole geometry. The amount of exotic matter involved in sustaining these wormholes is also found in this paper. Furthermore, the physical stability of such Casimir wormholes is examined using the Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff equation.

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arXiv2024

Wormhole Geometries Supported by Strange Quark Matter and Phantom-like Generalized Chaplygin gas within $f(Q)$ Gravity

A crucial aspect of wormhole (WH) physics is the inclusion of exotic matter, which requires violating the null energy condition. Here, we explore the potential for WHs to be sustained by quark matter under conditions of extreme density along with the phantom-like generalized cosmic Chaplygin gas (GCCG) in symmetric teleparallel gravity. Theoretical and experimental studies on baryon structures indicate that strange quark matter, composed of u (up), d (down), and s (strange) quarks, represents the most energy-efficient form of baryonic matter. Drawing from these theoretical insights, we use the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) bag model equation of state to characterize ordinary quark matter. By formulating specific configurations for the bag parameter, we develop several WH models corresponding to different shape functions for the isotropic and anisotropic cases. Our analysis strongly suggests that an isotropic WH is not theoretically possible. Furthermore, we investigate traversable WH solutions utilizing a phantom-like GCCG, examining their feasibility. This equation of state, capable of violating the null energy condition, can elucidate late-time cosmic acceleration through various beneficial parameters. In this framework, we derive WH solutions for both constant and variable redshift functions. We have employed the volume integral quantifier (VIQ) method for both studies to assess the quantity of exotic matter. Furthermore, we have done the equilibrium analysis through the Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff (TOV) equation, which supports the viability of our constructed WH model.

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arXiv2024

Possibility of the Traversable Wormholes in the Galactic Halos within $4D$ Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet Gravity

Recently, there has been significant interest regarding the regularization of a $D\rightarrow 4$ limit of Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet (EGB) gravity. This regularization involves re-scaling the Gauss-Bonnet (GB) coupling constant as $α/(D-4)$, which bypasses Lovelock's theorem and avoids Ostrogradsky instability. A noteworthy observation is that the maximally or spherically symmetric solutions for all the regularized gravities coincide in the $4D$ scenario. Considering this, we investigate the wormhole solutions in the galactic halos based on three different choices of dark matter (DM) profiles, such as Universal Rotation Curve, Navarro-Frenk-White, and Scalar Field Dark Matter with the framework of $4D$ EGB gravity. Also, the Karmarkar condition was used to find the exact solutions for the shape functions under different non-constant redshift functions. We discussed the energy conditions for each DM profile and noticed the influence of GB coefficient $α$ in violating energy conditions, especially null energy conditions. Further, some physical features of wormholes, viz. complexity factor, active gravitational mass, total gravitational energy, and embedding diagrams, have been explored.

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arXiv2024

Impact of dark matter galactic halo models on wormhole geometry within $f(Q,T)$ gravity

This study investigates the possible existence of wormhole solutions with dark matter galactic halo profiles in the background of $f(Q,T)$ gravity. The primary focus of the current study is to find the significance of dark matter (DM) in the search for traversable wormhole solutions within galactic halos. Various dark matter profiles, such as Universal Rotation Curves (URC), Navarro-Frenk-White (NFW) model-I, and NFW model-II, are examined within two different $f(Q,T)$ models. The DM halo density profiles generate appropriate shape functions under the linear model that satisfy all the essential conditions for presenting the wormhole geometries. Apart from that, we take into account an embedded wormhole-specific shape function to inspect DM profiles under the non-linear model. We noticed that the null energy conditions are violated by the obtained solution from each model, which confirms that the DM support wormholes to sustain in the galactic halo. The findings reveal that the solutions obtained for different density profiles of dark matter halos within generalized symmetric teleparallel gravity demonstrate viability.

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arXiv2024

Conformally symmetric wormhole solutions supported by non-commutative geometries in the context of $f(Q,T)$ gravity

This paper examines wormhole geometries in the context of $f(Q,T)$ gravity under the background of non-commutative distributions. We discuss the analytical solutions assuming spherical symmetry and the presence of conformal Killing vectors, which provides a systematic approach for seeking exact wormhole solutions. Specifically, the imposition of conformal symmetry places noteworthy constraints on the model, shaping the analytical outcomes more precisely. We studied the properties of traversable wormholes under both Gaussian and Lorentzian distributions and noticed that NEC and SEC are violated in the neighborhood of the wormhole throat. We also observed the influence of model parameters as well as non-commutative parameters for these violations. Employing the "volume integral quantifier," it is established that conformally symmetric wormhole geometries may, in principle, be constructed with infinitesimally small amounts of matter, violating the averaged null energy condition. Further, equilibrium forces and the complexity factor of the non-commutative distributed wormholes have also been explored.

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arXiv2023

GUP Corrected Casimir Wormholes in $f(Q)$ Gravity

We have presented systematically the effect of the Generalized Uncertainty Principle (GUP) in Casimir wormholes space-time in the recently proposed modified gravity, the so-called symmetric teleparallel gravity or $f(Q)$ gravity. Here $Q$ is the non-metricity scalar that drives the gravitation interaction. We consider two famous GUP relations, such as the Kempf, Mangano, and Mann (KMM) model and the Detournay, Gabriel, and Spindel (DGS) model, in our study. Besides this, we investigate with three different redshift functions under anisotropic fluid located at the throat. Further, we analyzed the obtained wormhole solutions with energy conditions, especially null energy conditions (NEC) at the throat of the wormhole, and encountered that some arbitrary quantity disrespects the classical energy conditions at the wormhole throat of radius $r_0$. Later, the ADM mass and the volume integral quantifier are also discussed to calculate the amount of exotic matter required near the wormhole throat. Additionally, we show the behavior of the equation of state parameters under the effect of GUP.

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arXiv2023

Existence of Wormhole Solutions in $f(Q,T)$ Gravity under Non-commutative Geometries

In this paper, we have systematically discussed the existence of the spherically symmetric wormhole solutions in the framework of $f(Q,\,T)$ gravity under two interesting non-commutative geometries such as Gaussian and Lorentzian distributions of the string theory. Also, to find the solutions, we consider two $f(Q,\,T)$ models such as linear $f(Q,\,T)=α\,Q+β\,T$ and non-linear $f(Q,\,T)=Q+λ\,Q^2+η\,T$ models in our study. We obtained analytic and numerical solutions for the above models in the presence of both non-commutative distributions. We discussed wormhole solutions analytically for the first model and numerically for the second model and graphically showed their behaviors with the appropriate choice of free parameters. We noticed that the obtained shape function is compatible with the flare-out conditions under asymptotic background. Further, we checked energy conditions at the wormhole throat with throat radius $r_0$ and found that NEC is violated for both models under non-commutative background. At last, we examine the gravitational lensing phenomenon for the precise wormhole model and determine that the deflection angle diverges at the wormhole throat.

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arXiv2023

Wormhole solutions in $f(R,L_m)$ gravity

In this work, we intend to explore wormhole geometries in the framework of $f(R,L_m)$ gravity. We derive the field equations for the generic $f(R,L_m)$ function by assuming the static and spherically symmetric Morris-Thorne wormhole metric. Then we consider two non-linear $f(R,L_m)$ model, specifically, $f(R,L_m)=\frac{R}{2}+L_m^α$ and $f(R,L_m)=\frac{R}{2}+(1+λR)L_m$, where $α$ and $λ$ are free model parameters. We obtain the wormhole solutions by assuming three cases, namely, a linear barotropic EoS, anisotropic EoS, and isotropic EoS corresponding to model I. We observe that for both barotropic and anisotropic cases, the corresponding wormhole solutions obey the flaring-out condition under asymptotic background, while for the isotropic case, the shape function does not follow the flatness condition. Also, we find that the null energy condition exhibits negative behavior in the vicinity of the throat. Further, we consider two different shape functions to investigate the behavior of model II. We find some constraints on the model parameter for which the violation of the null energy condition exhibits. Finally, we employ the volume integral quantifier to calculate the amount of exotic matter required near the wormhole throat for both models. We conclude that the modification of standard GR can efficiently minimize the use of exotic matter and provide stable traversable wormhole solutions.

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arXiv2022

Casimir Wormholes in Modified Symmetric Teleparallel Gravity

In recent years there has been a growing interest in the field of Casimir wormhole. In classical general relativity (GR), it is known that the null energy condition (NEC) has to be violated to have a wormhole to be stable. The Casimir effect is an experimentally verified effect that is caused due to the vacuum field fluctuations in quantum field theory. Since the Casimir effect provides the negative energy density, thus this act as an ideal candidate for the exotic matter needed for the stability of the wormhole. In this paper, we study the Casimir effect on the wormhole geometry in modified symmetric teleparallel gravity or $f(Q)$ gravity, where the non-metricity scalar $Q$ drives the gravitation interaction. We consider three systems of the Casimir effect such as (i) two parallel plates, (ii) two parallel cylindrical plates, and (iii) two-sphere separated by a large distance to make it more experimentally feasible. Further, we studied the obtained wormhole solutions for each case with energy conditions at the wormhole throat with radius $r_0$ and found that some arbitrary quantity violates the classical energy conditions at the wormhole throat. Furthermore, the behavior of the equation of state (EoS) is also analyzed for each case. Finally, we investigate the stability of the obtained Casimir effect wormhole solutions with the generalized Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff (TOV) equation.

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arXiv2022

Embedding procedure and wormhole solutions in $f(Q)$ gravity

An intriguing solution that appears in General Relativity (GR) but has not been observed so far is the wormhole. This exotic solution describes a topological bridge connecting two distinct universes or two different points in the same universe. It is known that the traversable wormhole solutions violate all the energy conditions in GR, resulting in their instability. In this work, we are going to unveil new wormhole solutions for $f(Q)$ gravity where $Q$ is the non-metricity scalar, which is responsible for the gravitational interaction. The energy conditions to constraint these wormhole solutions were derived using the embedding procedure. This procedure consists of rewriting the density and the pressures of the solutions as those presented by General Relativity. Then, the nontrivial contributions coming from new theories of gravity are embedded into the effective equations for density and pressures. Along with our approach, we carefully analyze two families of $f(Q)$ models and we used two different shape functions to build the wormholes solutions for each of these $f(Q)$ models. We are going to present new scenarios with the possibility of traversable wormholes satisfying SEC or DEC energy conditions in the presence of exotic matter.

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arXiv2022

Static spherically symmetric wormholes in $f(Q,T)$ gravity

In this article we obtain wormhole solutions in the recently proposed extension of symmetric teleparallel gravity called $f(Q,T)$ gravity. Here, the gravitational Lagrangian $L$ is defined by an arbitrary function $f$ of $Q$ and $T$ (where $Q$ is the non-metricity scalar, while $T$ is the trace of the energy-momentum tensor). In this study, we obtain the field equations for a static spherically symmetric wormhole metric in the context of a general $f(Q,T)$ gravity. We study the wormhole solutions with (i) linear EoS and (ii) anisotropy relation. We adopt two different forms of $f(Q,T)$ (a) linear $f(Q,T)=αQ+βT$ and (b) non-linear $f(Q,T)=Q+λQ^2+ηT$ to investigate these solutions. We investigate the various energy conditions to look for preservation and violation among the solutions that we obtained. We find that NEC is violated in both cases of our assumed forms of $f(Q,T)$. Finally, we perform the stability analysis using Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkov (TOV) equation.

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arXiv2022

Traversable wormholes with charge and non-commutative geometry in the $f(Q)$ gravity

We consider modified symmetric teleparallel gravity (STG), in which gravitational Lagrangian is given by the arbitrary function of non-metricity scalar $Q$ to study static and spherically symmetric charged traversable wormhole solutions with non-commutative background geometry. The matter source at the wormhole throat is acknowledged to be anisotropic, and the redshift function has a constant value (thus, our wormhole solution is non-tidal). We study the obtained field equations with the two functional forms of $f(Q)$ STG models, such as linear $f(Q)=αQ+β$ and non-linear $f(Q)=Q+mQ^n$ models under Gaussian and Lorentzian distributions. Our analysis found the exact wormhole solutions for the linear STG model only. Also, for the non-linear model, we derived numerically suitable forms of wormhole shape functions directly from the modified Einstein Field Equations (EFEs). Besides, we probed these models via Null, Dominant, and Strong energy conditions with respect to free Modified gravity (MOG) parameters $α$, $β$, $m$, and $n$. We also used Tolman-Oppenheimer-Vokloff (TOV) equation to investigate the stability of wormhole anisotropic matter in considered MOG. Finally, we plot the equation of state.

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arXiv2021

Traversable wormhole inspired by non-commutative geometries in $f(Q)$ gravity with conformal symmetry

This article is based on the study of wormhole geometries in the context of symmetric teleparallel gravity or $f(Q)$ gravity, where $Q$ is the non-metricity scalar, and it is responsible for the gravitational interaction. To discuss the wormhole solutions, we consider spherically symmetric static spacetime metric with anisotropic matter contents under well-known non-commutative distributions known as Gaussian and Lorentzian distributions with an extra condition of permitting conformal killing vectors (CKV). This work aims to obtain wormhole solutions under these distributions, and through we found that wormhole solutions exist under these Gaussian and Lorentzian sources with viable physical properties. Further, we examine the stability of our obtained solutions through Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff (TOV) equation and found that our calculated results are stable.

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arXiv2021

A study of anisotropic spheres in $f(Q)$ gravity with quintessence field

This manuscript examines the compact stars in gravity $f (Q)$, where non-metricity $Q$ drives gravitational interactions. To achieve this goal, we consider a spherically symmetric spacetime with the anisotropic fluid distribution. In particular, the quintessence field is used in the energy-momentum tensor to explore the solution of compact stars. In addition, we select three specific types of compact stars, namely HerX-1, SAXJ1808.4-3658, and 4U1820-30. We develop the field equations using the quintessence field of a specific form of $f(Q)$ as $f(Q)=Q-αγ\left(1-\frac{1}{e^{\frac{Q}γ}}\right)$ in $f (Q)$ gravity. In addition, we consider the Schwarzschild metric for the matching conditions at the boundary. Then, we calculate the values of all the relevant parameters by imposing matching conditions. We provide detailed graphical analyses to discuss the parameters' physical viability, namely energy density, pressure, gradient and anisotropy. We also examine the stability of compact stars by testing energy conditions, equations of state, conditions of causality, redshift functions, mass functions, and compactness functions. Finally, we find that the solutions we obtained are physically feasible in modified $f (Q)$ gravity, and also it has good properties for the compact star models.

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