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Kappa vacua: Enhancing the Unruh temperature

High Energy Physics - Theory 2023-07-17 v4 Quantum Physics

Abstract

We elaborate more on κ\kappa-mode, a mode that was found by a combination of Rindler modes in the right and left Rindler wedges with opposite sign norms. We find a relation between different kappa vacua, which is a generalization of the thermofield double state. However, a κ\kappa-vacuum can be written in terms of the Rindler vacuum as the thermofield double state, with a modified Unruh temperature of Tκ=a2πckBκT_{\kappa}=\frac{\hbar a}{2\pi c k_B}\,\kappa. Consequently, when a uniformly accelerated observer with an acceleration aa is immersed in a κ\kappa-vacuum, they perceive a thermal bath. However, the temperature experienced by the observer is a modified Unruh temperature denoted as TκT_{\kappa}. Remarkably, the Unruh temperature can be enhanced by an arbitrary factor of κ\kappa.

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Cite

@article{arxiv.2301.13672,
  title  = {Kappa vacua: Enhancing the Unruh temperature},
  author = {Arash Azizi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2301.13672},
  year   = {2023}
}

Comments

25 pages; Ver2: an appendix added, more clarification in section 5; Ver3: more clarification in section 5; Ver4: major changes

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