PT Journal
AU Olmo, GJ
   Rubiera-Garcia, D
   Sanchez-Puente, A
TI Impact of curvature divergences on physical observers in a wormhole space-time with horizons
SO Classical and Quantum Gravity
JI Class. Quantum Gravity
PY 2016
BP 115007
EP 12pp
VL 33
IS 11
DI 10.1088/0264-9381/33/11/115007
LA English
DE Singularities; black holes; metric-affine geometry
AB The impact of curvature divergences on physical observers in a black hole space-time, which, nonetheless, is geodesically complete is investigated. This space-time is an exact solution of certain extensions of general relativity coupled to Maxwell's electrodynamics and, roughly speaking, consists of two Reissner-Nordstrom (or Schwarzschild or Minkowski) geometries connected by a spherical wormhole near the center. We find that, despite the existence of infinite tidal forces, causal contact is never lost among the elements making up the observer. This suggests that curvature divergences may not be as pathological as traditionally thought.
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