Second quantization in the Kerr metric

1974/11/15 by W. G. Unruh · 1 voice · 5 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Neutrino Physics Research

paper · doi:10.1103/physrevd.10.3194

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Abstract

The second quantization of scalar and neutrino fields in the Kerr metric is discussed, and an instability to spontaneous emission is found in the scalar and neutrino cases. The dependence of these results on assumptions about the vacuum state is discussed, as is the semiclassical origin of this creation.

Citations

• Global Structure of the Kerr Family of Gravitational Fields
• Quantized Fields and Particle Creation in Expanding Universes. I
• Experimental Test of Parity Conservation in Beta Decay

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Discussions

• The particle flux from a kerr black hole is given by $$\frac{\mathrm{d} M}{\mathrm{~d} t}=\lim _{r \rightarrow \infty} \int_0^\pi \mathrm{d} \theta \int_0^{2 \pi} \mathrm{~d} \phi\left\langle T_{r t}\ [stackexchange, 2 points]

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