Moving mirrors in Schroedinger picture
Journal Article
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· Annals of Physics (New York); (USA)
- CERN Theory Division, CH-1211, Geneva 23, Switzerland (XC)
We formulate the problem of accelerating mirrors upon which quantum fields satisfy Dirichlet boundary conditions, with the associated Hawking effect, in a functional Schroedinger picture. Systems of this kind model some aspects of gravitational collapse leading to the formation of a black-hole. The criterion for the non-separability of the mode expansion in space- and time-dependences is the non-vanishing of a certain second-rank antisymmetric functional, the analogue of an electromagnetic field strength. Arbitrarily moving mirrors involves the functional analogue of the quantum mechanics of a charged particle in an external magnetic field. It is solved explicitly for a special case corresponding to the analogue of gravitational collapse. {copyright} 1989 Academic Press, Inc.
- OSTI ID:
- 5121476
- Journal Information:
- Annals of Physics (New York); (USA), Journal Name: Annals of Physics (New York); (USA) Vol. 195:1; ISSN APNYA; ISSN 0003-4916
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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