Dynamical Casimir Effect in a kicked box

作者:Sorge Francesco*
来源:International Journal of Modern Physics A, 2006, 21(30): 6173-6182.
DOI:10.1142/S0217751X0603429X

摘要

We investigate the Dynamical Casimir Effect (DCE) in the case of a scalar field enclosed in a box which undergoes a phase of strong acceleration (a kick) during its motion. Following a general-relativistic approach, we describe the acceleration field as a time-dependent space-time metric in the frame of a comoving, noninertial observer. Assuming a nonrelativistic motion of the box, we perturbatively solve the Klein-Gordon equation for the matter field, evaluating the beta-Bogolubov coefficients, related to the particle creation. We show that, after the kick, a (small) number of created quanta is found inside the box. The resulting spectrum carries, in principle, information about the details of the box acceleration phase. The present approach can serve to shed light on the close relationship between DCE and Unruh-Hawking effect.

  • 出版日期2006-12-10

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