Quantum Fluctuations of Mass for a Mirror in Vacuum
Quantum Physics
2009-10-31 v1
Abstract
A mirror in vacuum is coupled to fluctuating quantum fields. As a result, its energy-momentum and mass fluctuate. We compute the correlation spectra of force and mass fluctuations for a mirror at rest in vacuum (of a scalar field in a two-dimensional space-time). The obtained expressions agree with a mass correction equal to a vacuum energy stored by the mirror. We introduce a Lagrangian model which consistently describes a scalar field coupled to a scatterer, with inertial mass being a quantum variable.
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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/9801073,
title = {Quantum Fluctuations of Mass for a Mirror in Vacuum},
author = {Marc-Thierry Jaekel and Serge Reynaud},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/9801073},
year = {2009}
}
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6 pages