The Unruh effect and its applications
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- 1 July 2008
- journal article
- review article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Reviews of Modern Physics
- Vol. 80 (3), 787-838
- https://doi.org/10.1103/revmodphys.80.787
Abstract
It has been 30 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. The Unruh effect is reviewed here with particular emphasis on its applications. A number of recent developments are also commented on and some controversies are discussed. Effort is also made to clarify what seem to be common misconceptions.Keywords
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