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Scalar multi-wormholes
In 1921 Bach and Weyl derived the method of superposition to construct new
axially symmetric vacuum solutions of General Relativity. In this paper we
extend the Bach-Weyl approach to non-vacuum configurations with massless scalar
fields. Considering a phantom scalar field with the negative kinetic energy, we
construct a multi-wormhole solution describing an axially symmetric
superposition of wormholes. The solution found is static, everywhere
regular and has no event horizons. These features drastically tell the
multi-wormhole configuration from other axially symmetric vacuum solutions
which inevitably contain gravitationally inert singular structures, such as
`struts' and `membranes', that keep the two bodies apart making a stable
configuration. However, the multi-wormholes are static without any singular
struts. Instead, the stationarity of the multi-wormhole configuration is
provided by the phantom scalar field with the negative kinetic energy. Anther
unusual property is that the multi-wormhole spacetime has a complicated
topological structure. Namely, in the spacetime there exist
asymptotically flat regions connected by throats.Comment: 11 pages, 13 figure
Strong light-matter coupling: parametric interactions in a cavity and free-space
We consider parametric interactions of laser pulses in a coherent macroscopic
ensemble of resonant atoms, which are possible in the strong coupling regime of
light-matter interaction. The spectrum condensation (lasing at collective
vacuum Rabi sidebands) was studied in an active cavity configuration.
Parametric interactions under the strong light-matter coupling were proved even
in free space. In contrast to bichromatic beats in a cavity, they were shown to
appear due to interference between polaritonic wave packets of different group
velocities.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figure
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