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A distinguished set of modes in an accelerated frame of reference

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We construct a distinguished set of positive and negative energy modes of the Klein-Gordon equation for any Born frame of reference in Minkowski's space-time. Unlike the case of a galilean frame of reference it is unclear whether this set of modes may be an appropriate basis to define the vacuum of a quantized scalar field in an accelerated cavity.

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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9711083,
  title  = {A distinguished set of modes in an accelerated frame of reference},
  author = {Lluis Bel},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9711083},
  year   = {2007}
}

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To appear in "Analytical and Numerical Approaches to Relativity: Sources of Gravitational Radiation", ERE 1997, ed J.Stela, UIB, Palma de Mallorca, Spain