Electromagnetic waves in a wormhole geometry - art. no. 044045

Authors
Bergliaffa, SEP Hibberd, KE
Citation
Sep. Bergliaffa et Ke. Hibberd, Electromagnetic waves in a wormhole geometry - art. no. 044045, PHYS REV D, 6204(4), 2000, pp. 4045
Citations number
30
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW D
ISSN journal
05562821 → ACNP
Volume
6204
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Database
ISI
SICI code
0556-2821(20000815)6204:4<4045:EWIAWG>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
We investigate the propagation of electromagnetic waves through a static wo rmhole. It is shown that the problem can be reduced to a one dimensional Sc hrodinger-like equation with a barrier-type potential. Using numerical meth ods, we calculate the transmission coefficient as a function of the energy. We also discuss the polarization of the outgoing radiation due to this gra vitational scattering.