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Astrophysical Wormholes

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Bambi, Cosimo, Stojkovic, Dejan·2021·Universe
DOI 10.3390/universe7050136
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Wormholes are hypothetical topologically-non-trivial structures of spacetime. From the theoretical point of view, the possibility of their existence is challenging but cannot be ruled out. This article is a compact and non-exhaustive review of past and current efforts to search for astrophysical wormholes in the Universe.

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Authors
Bambi, C., & Stojkovic, D.
Affiliations
  • Fudan University (CN)
  • Department of Physics, State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14260-1500, USA
Corresponding author
Bambi, Cosimo
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Venue
Universe
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MDPI AG
Published
2021-05-08
Volume
7
Issue
5
Pages
136
ISSN
2218-1997 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.3390/universe7050136
OpenAlex
W3159143803
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109
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Funders
  • Shanghai Municipal Education Commission (2019-01-07-00-07-E00035)
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (11973019)
  • Fudan University (JIH1512604)
  • National Science Foundation (PHY-2014021)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
Keywords
spacetime topology

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