Universality and thermalization in the Unruh Effect
Quantum Physics
2013-09-23 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Abstract
We explore the effects of different boundary conditions and coupling schemes on the response of a particle detector undergoing uniform acceleration in optical cavities. We analyze the thermalization properties of the accelerated detector via non-perturbative calculations. We prove non-perturbatively that if the switching process is smooth enough, the detector thermalizes to the Unruh temperature regardless of the boundary conditions and the form of the coupling considered.
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@article{arxiv.1307.3335,
title = {Universality and thermalization in the Unruh Effect},
author = {Wilson G. Brenna and Eric G. Brown and Robert B. Mann and Eduardo Martin-Martinez},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1307.3335},
year = {2013}
}
Comments
9 pages, 3 figures. RevTex4. v2: minor update to match published version