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In the present work we analyze a dynamical wormhole solution with two fluids system (one isotropic and homogeneous and the other being inhomogeneous and anisotropic in nature) as the matter at the throat. We choose two different forms of Equation of State(EoS) and investigate two solutions of the wormhole geometry. The properties to ensure existence and traversability has been analyzed. Also, the model of the dynamic wormhole has been examined for a possibility of the Emergent Universe(EU) model in cosmological context. Finally, for the dynamical wormholes so obtained, Null Energy Condition(NEC) has been examined near the throat.

Stellar orbits and the evolution of galaxies are intertwined processes that have long-term implications on each other. This paper studies how stellar orbits at the galaxy’s central region are disturbed by an asymmetric dark matter halo potential. Evidence from the observations and simulations in the Milky Way type galaxy suggests that the center of the dark matter halo could be off-centered by a few parsecs concerning the center of the core. The equations of motion of stars in the core of galaxies are expressed in terms of three-dimensional perturbed potential arising from the offset halo. The central region’s azimuthal variation in the effective potential is obtained and the first-order epicyclic theory is used to solve for the orbits. The magnitude of this perturbation potential grows at small radii and exhibits $m=1$ azimuthal fluctuations. In the central region, within 3 kpc radius, even a small halo offset of 300 pc can cause a surprisingly strong spatial and kinematical lopsidedness. A planar orbit, initially assumed to be in disc plane, tends to leave the plane giving rise to non-planar configuration. Furthermore, as long as the halo offset persists, the central region will stay lopsided. The dark matter halo would significantly impact the dynamic development of this region and could help fuel the active galactic nucleus.

We study the dynamics in the outer regions of a rotating barred galaxy and in particular, we observe the escape of a test particle from the gravitational potential of the galaxy. The acceleration mechanism of the test particle is a close encounter with one of the ends of the bar with the right relative phase of the position of the bar. This is a possible mechanism for the creation of high-velocity stars, i.e. stars with an energy sufficient to escape from the galaxy. Our results suggest that good candidates for high-velocity stars accelerated by this mechanism are the old low-mass high-velocity stars moving close to the disc. We will encounter the asymptotic dynamics which leads naturally to the study of a type of Poincaré map which can be reinterpreted as a scattering map. Thereby an iterated scattering map enters the picture in a quite natural form. The present work is a supplement to previous work on the dynamics in the inner region of the same model.

In this paper, we exploration a Petrov type-N vacuum solution to Einstein’s field equations, while incorporating a negative cosmological constant ($\Lambda <0$) within the framework of modified gravity theories. This solution intriguingly accommodates closed time-like curves at a particular moment in time, effectively violates the causality condition, thus acts as a time-machine model. A key observation is that the determinant of the Ricci tensor $R^{\mu \nu }$ for this particular Einstein space metric differs from zero. This noteworthy finding suggests to the existence of an anti-curvature tensor defined $A^{\mu \nu }=R_{\mu \nu }^{-1}$ and hence, an anti-curvature scalar $A=g_{\mu \nu }{A}^{\mu \nu }$, which is introduced with the Lagrangian of the system, thereby giving rise to as Ricci-inverse gravity theory. We consider class-I models of Ricci-inverse gravity, where the function $f=f(R,A)=(R+\kappa A)$ with $\kappa$ is the coupling constant. We demonstrate that this Einstein space metric serves as a vacuum solution with a negative modified cosmological constant within the framework of Ricci-inverse gravity. Consequently, the violation of causality persists within this new gravity theory as well. Moreover, we solve the modified field equations by considering matter content other than vacuum and demonstrate that the energy-density and isotropic pressure satisfies the equation $\rho =-p=\frac{3\kappa }{\Lambda }$.

Using the TESS and Kepler K2 light curve archives, I have reanalyzed 13 known $\delta$ Scuti stars. AD Ari is now reclassified as a rotating ellipsoidal binary variable. EX Cnc and HD 73712 are reclassified as hybrid $\delta$ Sct-$\gamma$ Dor pulsators. EX Cnc turns out to be an enticing asteroseismic target because of its three distinct groups of pulsation frequencies. The strong beating caused by two close frequencies is present in the star CD-54 7154. More than 71 pulsation frequencies were resolved for $\iota$ Boo and IT Dra with high significant levels, while V1821 Cyg, V2238 Cyg, BR Cnc, BU Cnc, and BV Cnc pulsate with a few dozen frequencies. In particular, K2 data revealed a significantly richer pulsational spectrum for the two $\delta$ Scuti stars BU Cnc and BV Cnc from six to 26. Unlike the other 12 stars, BN Cnc shows the simplest pulsation pattern. With high-precision and long-term space-based photometry, we are able to discern the pulsational contents of these stars more clearly and enhance our knowledge of them. This reanalysis using TESS and Kepler K2 data highlights the diversity of pulsational behavior among $\delta$ Scuti stars and the value of long-duration, high-precision photometry. Further asteroseismic modeling of these stars, particularly EX Cnc with its distinct frequency groups, promises to refine our understanding of their internal structures and pulsational mechanisms.

The present work investigates the general wormhole solution in Einstein gravity with an exponential shape function around an ultrastatic and a finite redshift geometry. The geodesic motion around the wormholes is studied in which the deflection angle of the orbiting photon sphere is found to be negative after a certain region, indicating the presence of repulsive effect of gravity in both the ultrastatic and finite redshift wormholes. Various unbounded and bounded timelike trajectories are presented on the wormhole embedding diagrams, in which some of the bound orbits involve intersection points that may lead to causality violating geodesics. Another class of closed timelike geodesics are obtained in the unstable circular trajectory that appeared at the wormhole throat. Finally, the trajectories are classified in terms of the family of CTG orbits.

The photometric study of the short period contact binary V415 Gem are performed for the first time. We discovered that it is a W-subtype shallow contact binary with a mass ratio of q = 2.297 and a contact degree of f = 3.6%. The light curves of the target exhibit an O’Connell effect, we attached a cool star-spot on its primary component for better fitting results. At the same time, the third light was found during our analysis by using the 2015 version of the Wilson–Devinney ($W-D$) code. And the average luminosity contribution of the third light is 44% of the total light. Besides, the $O-C$ curve of V415 Gem exhibits a cyclic variation, which is due to the light-travel time effect caused by the presence of a third component with an amplitude of 0.0033 days and a period of 11.5 years. The mass of the third body is estimated to be M${}_3\sim 1.08$M${}_{\odot }$.

The astronomical data analysis consists of two crucial process; data reduction of the captured images and data analysis of the derived magnitudes. We present the platform ASIVA, a data analysis platform which comes along with a data reduction pipeline. The data reduction pipeline gives flexibility to analyse the FITS images and also perform image alignment for detecting the correct image coordinates for required objects. It can be custom scheduled with cron jobs so that it picks the latest data and appends the results accordingly. The data analysis platform allows user to effectively analyse the ensemble data and perform accurate data processing and grouping with ease. It is integrated with a custom algorithm to detect the variable stars from an ensemble with its relative standard deviations. The statistical, spectral and non-linear dynamics features can be extracted from time series data which can be eventually used for in-depth analysis. To validate the capability, we have analysed 15 nights of Orion Nebula Cluster field in I filter which had 1585 images. ASIVA reduces manual effort to a great extent thus saves analysis time and excludes human errors.