Mirror at the edge of the universe: Reflections on an accelerated boundary correspondence with de Sitter cosmology
Michael R. R. Good, Abay Zhakenuly, Eric V. Linder
Abstract
An accelerated boundary correspondence (ABC) is solved for the de Sitter moving mirror cosmology. The beta Bogoliubov coefficients reveal the particle spectrum is a Planck distribution with temperature inversely proportional to horizon radius. The quantum stress tensor indicates a constant emission of energy flux consistent with eternal equilibrium, while the total energy carried by the particles remains finite. The curved spacetime transformation to flat spacetime with an accelerated boundary is illustrated, and also shown for anti-de Sitter (AdS) spacetime.
Topics & Concepts
PhysicsDe Sitter universeSpacetimeCosmologyQuantum field theory in curved spacetimeMathematical physicsCosmological constantClassical mechanicsUniverseDe Sitter spaceHorizonBoundary (topology)Tensor (intrinsic definition)Metric expansion of spaceDark energyQuantum mechanicsQuantumQuantum gravityGeometryAstronomyMathematical analysisMathematicsQuantum Electrodynamics and Casimir EffectCosmology and Gravitation TheoriesNoncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories