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arxiv: 1203.6148 · v2 · pith:PUV3HZE5new · submitted 2012-03-28 · ✦ hep-ph · gr-qc

Acceleration and vacuum temperature

classification ✦ hep-ph gr-qc
keywords acceleratedvacuumcasetemperaturedescribeddistinguishablefieldfluctuations
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The quantum fluctuations of an "accelerated" vacuum state, that is vacuum fluctuations in the presence of a constant electromagnetic field, can be described by the temperature $\TEH$. Considering $\TEH$ for the gyromagnetic factor $g=1$ we show that $\TEH(g=1)=\THU$, where $\THU$ is the Unruh temperature experienced by an accelerated observer. We conjecture that both particle production and nonlinear field effects inherent in the Unruh accelerated observer case are described by the case $g=1$ QED of strong fields. We present rates of particle production for $g=0,1,2$ and show that the case $g=1$ is experimentally distinguishable from $g=0,2$. Therefore, either accelerated observers are distinguishable from accelerated vacuum or there is unexpected modification of the theoretical framework.

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