Published July 2008
| Version v1
Journal article
The Unruh effect and its applications
- 1. Instituto de Fisica Teorica, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rua Pamplona 145, 01405-900 Sao Paulo, SP (Brazil)
- 2. Department of Mathematics, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD (United Kingdom)
- 3. Faculdade de Fisica, Universidade Federal do Para, Campus Universitario do Guama, 66075-900 Belem, Para (Brazil)
Description
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.
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1103/RevModPhys.80.787;
- arXiv
- arXiv:0710.5373v1;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Reviews of Modern Physics
- Journal Volume
- 80
- Journal Issue
- 3
- Journal Page Range
- p. 787-838
- ISSN
- 0034-6861
- CODEN
- RMPHAT
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 43128778
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- BLACK HOLES; CONFIGURATION; COSMOLOGY; EMISSION; PARTICLES; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SPACE-TIME
- Descriptors DEC
- FIELD THEORIES
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2008 The American Physical Society