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Dymnikova-Schwinger quantum-corrected slowly rotating wormholes: Photon and spinning particle dynamics

A. Errehymy , Y. Khedif , M. Daoud , B. Turimov , M. A. Khan , S. Usanov

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keywords rotating wormholesGUP correctionsDymnikova densityphoton sphereswormhole shadowsnull geodesicsframe draggingtraversable wormholes

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GUP-corrected Dymnikova-Schwinger profiles support slowly rotating wormholes whose photon spheres split into co- and counter-rotating branches.

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

The paper constructs slowly rotating traversable wormhole solutions whose matter source is the Dymnikova density profile modified by the generalized uncertainty principle. This source supplies a smooth non-singular core while meeting the geometric requirements of flare-out at the throat and asymptotic flatness. Solving the null geodesic equations shows that slow rotation drags frames and separates the unstable photon orbits into distinct co-rotating and counter-rotating radii, while the quantum corrections shift those radii further. The combined effects produce measurable but small asymmetries in light trajectories and in the shadow silhouette seen by distant observers.

Core claim

Within a stationary and axisymmetric framework, we construct rotating wormhole solutions sustained by the GUP-corrected Dymnikova-Schwinger profile. The geometry satisfies asymptotic flatness and the flare-out requirement, and incorporates rotational features like frame dragging. We then examine photon motion via null geodesics. Both rotation and quantum corrections modify the photon sphere structure, with rotation producing a splitting between co-rotating and counter-rotating trajectories. This results in small asymmetries in photon paths and the shadow.

What carries the argument

The GUP-corrected Dymnikova-Schwinger density profile, which serves as the regular matter source that enforces the wormhole throat and allows stationary axisymmetric rotation.

If this is right

Rotation produces a splitting between co-rotating and counter-rotating photon trajectories around the wormhole.
Quantum corrections from the generalized uncertainty principle shift the radii and stability of the photon spheres.
The combined modifications generate small but detectable asymmetries in photon paths and the resulting shadow.
Frame-dragging effects remain present and alter light propagation even at slow rotation rates.
The construction yields a consistent framework for examining quantum-gravity signatures in strong-field optics.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

Precision shadow observations of candidate wormhole-like objects could place upper bounds on the minimal length scale introduced by the GUP.
The same density profile might be applied to non-rotating or rapidly rotating cases to test how the size of the asymmetries scales with spin.
Including the spinning-particle dynamics mentioned in the title title could reveal additional frame-dragging effects on massive test particles not captured by null geodesics alone.
The model offers a concrete way to compare quantum-corrected wormholes against other regular spacetimes that use similar de Sitter-like cores.

Load-bearing premise

The GUP-corrected Dymnikova density profile can be used as a matter source that satisfies the flare-out condition, asymptotic flatness, and energy requirements while permitting a stationary axisymmetric rotating geometry.

What would settle it

An explicit calculation showing that the GUP-corrected energy density fails to satisfy the null energy condition at the throat, or high-resolution imaging of a rotating compact object revealing perfectly symmetric photon paths with no co- versus counter-rotating splitting.

Figures

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read the original abstract

This work studies light propagation near slowly rotating traversable wormholes supported by a quantum-inspired matter source. The model is based on the Dymnikova density profile, viewed as a gravitational analogue of the Schwinger mechanism, which yields a smooth, non-singular core. Quantum effects are included through the generalized uncertainty principle (GUP), introducing a minimal length scale while preserving regularity. Within a stationary and axisymmetric framework, we construct rotating wormhole solutions sustained by the GUP-corrected Dymnikova-Schwinger profile. The geometry satisfies key conditions such as asymptotic flatness and the flare-out requirement, and incorporates rotational features like frame dragging. We then examine photon motion via null geodesics. Both rotation and quantum corrections modify the photon sphere structure, with rotation producing a splitting between co-rotating and counter-rotating trajectories. This results in small asymmetries in photon paths and the shadow. These results provide a novel and consistent framework to probe quantum-gravity imprints in strong-field optics.

Editorial analysis

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Desk editor's note, referee report, simulated authors' rebuttal, and a circularity audit. Tearing a paper down is the easy half of reading it; the pith above is the substance, this is the friction.

Desk Editor's Note private letter to a colleague

The paper builds a slowly rotating wormhole from a GUP-corrected Dymnikova profile and works out the resulting photon and spinning-particle orbits, but the matter source may not fully match the rotating metric.

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The main point is that the authors take the Dymnikova density, add GUP corrections for a minimal length scale, turn the whole thing into a slowly rotating wormhole, and then compute how photons and spinning particles move. Rotation splits the photon spheres into co-rotating and counter-rotating branches and produces small shadow asymmetries, while the quantum parameter shifts the orbit locations in a controlled way. They lay out the stationary axisymmetric metric, derive the effective potentials, and show explicit dependence on the two free parameters. That geodesic section is concrete and the steps look reproducible from the equations given. The results on frame-dragging effects are the clearest part of the work and give a usable example for anyone who wants numbers on strong-field optics in these spacetimes. The soft spot is the stress-energy side. The Dymnikova profile was tuned for the static spherical case. Once the metric includes the dt dφ term, the Einstein tensor gains off-diagonal pieces that a purely radial density may not cancel without extra adjustments or a recomputed tensor. The abstract claims the geometry satisfies flare-out and asymptotic flatness, but the construction appears to import the spherical source rather than verify the full set of equations for the rotating case. This is a moderate gap rather than a fatal one, since slow rotation often allows perturbative checks, but it needs explicit confirmation. The model stays within the usual wormhole literature, with parameters chosen to meet the required conditions. It is aimed at researchers who already work on quantum-corrected or rotating wormholes and want a worked example of photon dynamics. The orbit calculations stand on their own even if the sourcing needs tightening. I would bring it to reading group as a maybe, mainly to walk through the geodesic derivations. I would not cite it in my own papers in the next year unless I was extending exactly this setup. It still deserves peer review because the dynamical results are explicit and checkable, and the sourcing question can be settled in revision.

Referee Report

1 major / 2 minor

Summary. The paper constructs slowly rotating traversable wormhole solutions in a stationary axisymmetric metric sourced by a GUP-corrected Dymnikova-Schwinger density profile. It verifies that the geometry satisfies asymptotic flatness and the flare-out condition, then analyzes null geodesics for photon motion (showing rotation-induced splitting of co- and counter-rotating photon spheres and resulting shadow asymmetries) and extends the analysis to spinning particle dynamics.

Significance. If the sourcing is consistent, the work supplies a concrete, regular, quantum-corrected rotating wormhole spacetime whose photon-sphere and shadow modifications are directly traceable to the minimal-length parameter and rotation rate. This offers a falsifiable template for strong-field optical signatures that could be compared with future very-long-baseline interferometry data, while the inclusion of both null and spinning-particle geodesics broadens its utility for testing quantum-gravity imprints.

major comments (1)

[Metric construction and field equations] The construction of the rotating metric (stationary axisymmetric ansatz with frame-dragging term) relies on the spherically symmetric GUP-corrected Dymnikova density as the sole matter source. The Einstein tensor acquires off-diagonal components from the dt dφ term; the manuscript does not exhibit the explicit recomputation or verification that these components are matched by the stress-energy tensor derived from the original radial profile. This leaves open whether the claimed solution satisfies the full set of field equations or only the diagonal sector.

minor comments (2)

[Abstract and §2] The abstract states that the geometry satisfies asymptotic flatness and flare-out but does not quote the explicit metric functions or the values of the minimal length and rotation parameters used; adding these in the main text would improve reproducibility.
[Matter source] Notation for the GUP-corrected density profile and the resulting effective equation of state should be collected in a single table or appendix to avoid repeated redefinitions across sections.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for the careful reading of our manuscript and for the constructive major comment. We address the concern point by point below and will incorporate the requested verification in the revised version.

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Referee: The construction of the rotating metric (stationary axisymmetric ansatz with frame-dragging term) relies on the spherically symmetric GUP-corrected Dymnikova density as the sole matter source. The Einstein tensor acquires off-diagonal components from the dt dφ term; the manuscript does not exhibit the explicit recomputation or verification that these components are matched by the stress-energy tensor derived from the original radial profile. This leaves open whether the claimed solution satisfies the full set of field equations or only the diagonal sector.

Authors: We acknowledge that the original manuscript does not display the explicit off-diagonal components of the Einstein tensor or their matching to the stress-energy tensor. In the revised version we will add a dedicated subsection that (i) writes out all non-zero components of the Einstein tensor for the stationary axisymmetric line element, including the G_{tφ} term generated by the frame-dragging function, and (ii) derives the corresponding components of the stress-energy tensor from the GUP-corrected Dymnikova-Schwinger density profile under the slow-rotation approximation. We will then verify that the Einstein equations hold to first order in the rotation parameter, thereby confirming consistency with the full set of field equations rather than only the diagonal sector. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity detected in the derivation chain

full rationale

The paper adopts the established GUP-corrected Dymnikova-Schwinger density profile as an external matter source and extends it to a stationary axisymmetric slowly rotating wormhole metric while verifying flare-out, asymptotic flatness, and energy conditions. Photon and particle dynamics are then computed from the resulting geometry via null geodesics. No load-bearing step reduces by construction to a self-definition, a fitted parameter renamed as prediction, or an unverified self-citation chain; the central construction remains independent of the target observables.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

2 free parameters · 2 axioms · 1 invented entities

The claim rests on treating the Dymnikova profile as a valid quantum-inspired source, introducing a minimal length via GUP, and solving the Einstein equations for a stationary axisymmetric metric that meets flare-out and flatness conditions.

free parameters (2)

minimal length scale
Introduced by the generalized uncertainty principle to preserve regularity and avoid singularities
rotation parameter
Slow-rotation parameter added to the metric to produce frame-dragging effects

axioms (2)

domain assumption Dymnikova density profile yields a smooth non-singular core and can source traversable wormholes
Viewed as gravitational analogue of the Schwinger mechanism
standard math Generalized uncertainty principle introduces a minimal length scale while preserving regularity
Standard ingredient in quantum-gravity approaches

invented entities (1)

GUP-corrected Dymnikova-Schwinger matter source no independent evidence
purpose: To support a non-singular, traversable, slowly rotating wormhole geometry
Postulated quantum-corrected density profile used to satisfy Einstein equations

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we construct rotating wormhole solutions sustained by the GUP-corrected Dymnikova-Schwinger profile... b(r) = r0 f(r)/f(r0) with f(r) = 1 − e^{-r³/a³} + (α/a²) Ei(−r³/a³)
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the GUP-corrected Dymnikova-Schwinger density profile... ρ(r) ≈ ρ0 e^{-(r/a)³} (1 + α a / r³)

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