Effects of a uniform acceleration on atom-field interactions
Quantum Physics
2014-04-10 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Abstract
We review some quantum electrodynamical effects related to the uniform acceleration of atoms in vacuum. After discussing the energy level shifts of a uniformly accelerated atom in vacuum, we investigate the atom-wall Casimir-Polder force for accelerated atoms, and the van der Waals/Casimir-Polder interaction between two accelerated atoms. The possibility of detecting the Unruh effect through these phenomena is also discussed in detail.
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@article{arxiv.1404.2478,
title = {Effects of a uniform acceleration on atom-field interactions},
author = {Jamir Marino and Antonio Noto and Roberto Passante and Lucia Rizzuto and Salvatore Spagnolo},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1404.2478},
year = {2014}
}
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6 pages. Special Issue: 20th Central European Workshop on Quantum Optics - Stockholm - June 2013