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On the Massless Vector Fields in a Rindler Space
Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia—Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare—Sezione di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Institut für Theoretische Physik, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
- 1 Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia—Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- 2 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare—Sezione di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- 3 Institut für Theoretische Physik, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
Journal of Modern Physics·Volume 06 (2015)·Pages 1743–1755·Published 30 September 2015·DOI10.4236/jmp.2015.612176
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Abstract
We study the quantum theory of the mass-less vector fields on the Rindler space. We evaluate the Bogoliubov coefficients by means of a new technique based upon the use of light-front coordinates and Mellin transform. We briefly comment about the ensuing Unruh effect and its consequences.
KeywordsRindler SpaceUnruh EffectVector FieldsBogoliubov Coefficients
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