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Quantum Fields in Curved Space
N. D. Birrell,Paul Davies +1 more
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A comprehensive review of the subject of gravitational effects in quantum field theory can be found in this paper, where special emphasis is given to the Hawking black hole evaporation effect, and to particle creation processes in the early universe.Abstract:
This book presents a comprehensive review of the subject of gravitational effects in quantum field theory. Although the treatment is general, special emphasis is given to the Hawking black hole evaporation effect, and to particle creation processes in the early universe. The last decade has witnessed a phenomenal growth in this subject. This is the first attempt to collect and unify the vast literature that has contributed to this development. All the major technical results are presented, and the theory is developed carefully from first principles. Here is everything that students or researchers will need to embark upon calculations involving quantum effects of gravity at the so-called one-loop approximation level.read more
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Tunneling in a time-dependent setting.
Esko Keski-Vakkuri,Per Kraus +1 more
TL;DR: An algorithm is presented, based on the WKB approximation combined with complex time path methods, which can be used to calculate the relevant tunneling probabilities in a collection of time-dependent tunneling problems to which the standard methods cannot be applied directly.
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Cosmological quantum entanglement
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the role played by quantum fluctuations in the early universe in nucleating the formation of galaxies and other cosmic structures through their conversion into classical density anisotropies during and after inflation and discuss the importance of entanglement and decoherence in this process.
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Sustainable entanglement production from a quantum field
TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed a method to extract entanglement from a quantum field by successively sending pairs of unentangled particles through an optical cavity, such that each pair of particles sent through the cavity will reliably emerge significantly entangled.
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On the interaction of the Dirac oscillator with the Aharonov-Casher system in topological defect backgrounds
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TL;DR: In this article, the influence of the Aharonov-Casher effect on the Dirac oscillator in three different scenarios of general relativity: the Minkowski spacetime, the cosmic string spacetime and the cosmic dislocation spacetime.
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Probing the f(R) formalism through gravitational wave polarizations
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