Zero-point field in curved spaces

S Hacyan, A Sarmiento, G Cocho, F Soto - Physical Review D, 1985 - APS
Boyer's conjecture that the thermal effects of acceleration are manifestations of the zero-
point field is further investigated within the context of quantum field theory in curved spaces …

A Calculation on the Self-field of a Point Charge and the Unruh Effect

T Hirayama, T Hara - Progress of Theoretical Physics, 2000 - academic.oup.com
Within the context of quantum field theory in curved spacetimes, Hacyan and Sarmiento
defined the vacuum stress-energy tensor with respect to the accelerated observer. They …

Aspects of quantum field theory in curved space-time: effective action and energy-momentum tensor

L Parker - Recent Developments in Gravitation: Cargèse 1978, 1978 - Springer
The theory of quantized fields in curved spacetime has reached a high level of development,
and a number of important physical consequences have been predicted. By treating the …

[HTML][HTML] Unruh effect

SA Fulling, GEA Matsas - Scholarpedia, 2014 - scholarpedia.org
The Unruh effect is a surprising prediction of quantum field theory: From the point of view of
an accelerating observer or detector, empty space contains a gas of particles at a …

Physics of the zero-point field: implications for inertia, gravitation and mass

B Haisch, A Rueda, HE Puthoff - Speculations in science and technology, 1997 - Springer
Previous studies of the physics of a classical electromagnetic zero-point field (ZPF) have
implicated it as a possible basis for a number of quantum phenomena. Recent work implies …

Derivation of the blackbody radiation spectrum from the equivalence principle in classical physics with classical electromagnetic zero-point radiation

TH Boyer - Physical Review D, 1984 - APS
A derivation of Planck's spectrum including zero-point radiation is given within classical
physics from recent results involving the thermal effects of acceleration through classical …

Quantum interest for scalar fields in Minkowski spacetime

F Pretorius - Physical Review D, 2000 - APS
The quantum interest conjecture of Ford and Roman states that any negative energy flux in a
free quantum field must be preceded or followed by a positive flux of greater magnitude, and …

On the relation between a zero-point-field-induced inertial effect and the Einstein–de Broglie formula

B Haisch, A Rueda - Physics Letters A, 2000 - Elsevier
It has been proposed that the scattering of electromagnetic zero-point radiation by
accelerating objects results in a reaction force that may account, at least in part, for inertia [1 …

Quantum fields near black holes

A Wipf - Black Holes: Theory and Observation: Proceedings of …, 1998 - Springer
satisfactory theory can be scheme to curved space-times (generalising an earlier attempt by
Bunch [2]) and bolocity of (M, g,,) Page 1 Quantum Fields near Black Holes Andreas Wipf …

Energy conditions and their cosmological implications

M Visser, C Barcelo - Cosmo-99, 2000 - World Scientific
The energy conditions of general relativity permit one to deduce very powerful and general
theorems about the behaviour of strong gravitational fields and cosmological geometries …