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arxiv: 1602.08366 · v2 · pith:QFFJW5IAnew · submitted 2016-02-26 · 🌀 gr-qc · hep-th· quant-ph

Black Hole Field Theory with a Firewall in two spacetime dimensions

classification 🌀 gr-qc hep-thquant-ph
keywords vacuumblackdetectordimensionsfieldfirewallfree-fallerhigh
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We propose that the vacuum state of a scalar field around a black hole is a modified Unruh vacuum. In (1+1) dimensions, we show that a free-faller close to such an horizon can be modelled as an inertial observer in a modified Minkowski vacuum. The modification allows for information-leaking correlations at high frequencies. Using a Gaussian detector centred at $k_0$, we find that the expectation value of the number operator for a detector crossing the horizon is proportional to $1/|k_0|$, implying that the free-faller will observe unbounded numbers of high energy photons, i.e. a firewall.

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