Essays about: "Minkowski spacetime"

Found 3 essays containing the words Minkowski spacetime.

  1. 1. Cosmological Horizons and the Unruh Effect

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teoretisk fysik

    Author : Niklas Engelhardt Önne; [2023]
    Keywords : Unruh effect; quantum scalar fields; Bogoliubov transformations; accelerated observers; Minkowski spacetime; cosmological horizons; Rindler observers; special relativity; QFT; Unruh-effekten; skalära kvantfält; Bogoliubov-transformationer; accelererande referenssystem; Minkowski rumtid; kosmologiska horisonter; Rindlerobservatörer; speciell relativitetsteori; QFT;

    Abstract : The black hole information paradox, which states that the evaporation of black holes due to Hawking radiation results in a violation of the conservation of quantum information, is arguably one of the most fundamental problems in all of modern physics. Through the equivalence principle, the essence of the problem can be understood and studied in the context of much simpler flat spacetime (described by the theory of special relativity); in this context the Hawking radiation takes the form of the so-called Unruh effect, a thermal effect in the vacuum of a Minkowski quantum field theory that can be measured by accelerated observers. READ MORE

  3. 2. Electrodynamic field at spatial infinity

    University essay from KTH/Fysik

    Author : Jakob Myhrman; [2022]
    Keywords : Spatial infinity; Conformal rescaling; Minkowski space; Penrose Diagram; Einstein universe; Newman-Penrose formalism; Sigma-process; Resolution of singularities; Maxwell s equations; Cylinder at spatial infinity; Rumslig oändlighet; Konform omskalning; Minkowski rummet; Penrose Diagram; Einsteins universum; Newman-Penrose formalismen; Sigma-processen; Singularitetupplösning; Maxwells ekvationer; Cylindern vid rumslig oändlighet;

    Abstract : The treatment of spatial infinity is one of the remaining major open problems in the theory of isolated self-gravitating systems. Especially when one wants to model scattering of gravitational radiation in spacetime. In this thesis the conformal theory is used to study simple electromagnetic fields, close to spatial infinity. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Hawking mass for ellipsoidal 2-surfaces in Minkowski and Schwarzschild spacetimes

    University essay from Matematiska institutionen

    Author : Daniel Hansevi; [2008]
    Keywords : Hawking mass; Quasi-local mass; General relativity; Ellipsoidal surface;

    Abstract : In general relativity, the nature of mass is non-local. However, an appropriate def-inition of mass at a quasi-local level could give a more detailed characterization ofthe gravitational field around massive bodies. Several attempts have been made tofind such a definition. One of the candidates is the Hawking mass. READ MORE