Published November 15, 2008
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Journal article
Schwinger pair production in dS2 and AdS2
Creators
- 1. Theoretical Physics Institute, Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2G7 (Canada)
- 2. Department of Physics, Kunsan National University, Kunsan 573-701, Korea and Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics, Pohang 790-784 (Korea, Republic of)
Description
We study Schwinger pair production in scalar QED from a uniform electric field in dS2 with scalar curvature RdS=2H2 and in AdS2 with RAdS=-2K2. With suitable boundary conditions, we find that the pair-production rate is the same analytic function of the scalar curvature in both cases.
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1103/PhysRevD.78.103517;
- arXiv
- arXiv:0803.2555v2;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
- Journal Volume
- 78
- Journal Issue
- 10
- Journal Page Range
- p. 103517-103517.5
- ISSN
- 0556-2821
- CODEN
- PRVDAQ
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 41002221
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ANALYTIC FUNCTIONS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DE SITTER GROUP; ELECTRIC FIELDS; PAIR PRODUCTION; QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS
- Descriptors DEC
- ELECTRODYNAMICS; FIELD THEORIES; FUNCTIONS; INTERACTIONS; LIE GROUPS; PARTICLE PRODUCTION; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SYMMETRY GROUPS
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2008 The American Physical Society