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Energy-momentum tensor for scalar fields coupled to the dilaton in two dimensions

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2009-10-31 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We clarify some issues related to the evaluation of the mean value of the energy-momentum tensor for quantum scalar fields coupled to the dilaton field in two-dimensional gravity. Because of this coupling, the energy-momentum tensor for the matter is not conserved and therefore it is not determined by the trace anomaly. We discuss different approximations for the calculation of the energy-momentum tensor and show how to obtain the correct amount of Hawking radiation. We also compute cosmological particle creation and quantum corrections to the Newtonian potential.

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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9808048,
  title  = {Energy-momentum tensor for scalar fields coupled to the dilaton in two dimensions},
  author = {Fernando C. Lombardo and Francisco D. Mazzitelli and Jorge G. Russo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9808048},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

18 pages, RevTex, no figures. Some changes have been added. To appear in Physical Review D