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Shadow images of Kerr-like wormholes

M. Jamil AmirAstrophysics and Cosmology Research Unit, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X54001, Durban 4000, South AfricaKimet JusufiFaculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Institute of Physics, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Arhimedova 3, 1000 Skopje, North MacedoniaAyan BanerjeeAstrophysics and Cosmology Research Unit, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X54001, Durban 4000, South AfricaSudan HansrajAstrophysics and Cosmology Research Unit, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X54001, Durban 4000, South Africa

2019en

ABI

Abstract

Abstract Investigations of shadows of astrophysical entities constitute a major source of insight into the evolution of compact objects. Such effects depend on the nature of the compact object and arise on account of the strong gravitational lensing that casts a shadow on the bright background. We consider the Kerr-like wormhole spacetime (Bueno et al 2018 Phys. Rev . D 97 024040), which is a modification of the Kerr black hole that degenerates into wormholes for nonzero values of the deviation parameter . The results suggest that the Kerr spacetime can reproduce far away from the throat of the wormhole. We obtain the shapes of the shadow for the Kerr-like wormholes and discuss the effect of the spin a , the inclination angle , and the deviation parameter on the size and nature of the shadow. As a consequence, it is discovered that the shadow is distorted due to the spin as well as the deviation parameter and the radius of the shadow decreases with if the ADM mass of the Kerr-like wormholes is considered.

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DOI: 10.1088/1361-6382/ab42be

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