The Unruh effect and its applications
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2008-12-18 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
It has been thirty years since the discovery of the Unruh effect. It has played a crucial role in our understanding that the particle content of a field theory is observer dependent. This effect is important in its own right and as a way to understand the phenomenon of particle emission from black holes and cosmological horizons. Here, we review the Unruh effect with particular emphasis to its applications. We also comment on a number of recent developments and discuss some controversies. Effort is also made to clarify what seems to be common misconceptions.
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@article{arxiv.0710.5373,
title = {The Unruh effect and its applications},
author = {Luis C. B. Crispino and Atsushi Higuchi and George E. A. Matsas},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0710.5373},
year = {2008}
}
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53 pages, 11 figures, submitted to Reviews of Modern Physics