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The Rotating Quantum Vacuum

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2009-10-28 v1

Abstract

We derive conditions for rotating particle detectors to respond in a variety of bounded spacetimes and compare the results with the folklore that particle detectors do not respond in the vacuum state appropriate to their motion. Applications involving possible violations of the second law of thermodynamics are briefly addressed.

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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9601034,
  title  = {The Rotating Quantum Vacuum},
  author = {Paul C. W. Davies and Tevian Dray and Corinne A. Manogue},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9601034},
  year   = {2009}
}

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