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Dirac equation in 2-dimensional curved spacetime, particle creation, and coupled waveguide arrays

When quantum fields are coupled to gravitational fields, spontaneous particle creation may occur similarly to when they are coupled to external electromagnetic fields. A gravitational field can be incorporated as a background spacetime if the back-action of matter on the field can be neglected, resu...

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Main Authors: Koke, Christian (Author) , Noh, Changsuk (Author) , Angelakis, Dimitris G. (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 22 August 2016
In: Annals of physics
Year: 2016, Volume: 374, Pages: 162-178
DOI:10.1016/j.aop.2016.08.013
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aop.2016.08.013
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003491616301609
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Author Notes:Christian Koke, Changsuk Noh, Dimitris G. Angelakis

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