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Effects of a uniform acceleration on atom–field interactions
Roberto PassanteJamir MarinoJamir MarinoAntonio NotoAntonio NotoLucia RizzutoSalvatore Spagnolosubject
Condensed Matter::Quantum GasesPhysicsQuantum PhysicsField (physics)FOS: Physical sciencesGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)Condensed Matter PhysicsGeneral Relativity and Quantum CosmologyAtomic and Molecular Physics and OpticsCasimir effectGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmologysymbols.namesakeAccelerationUnruh effectUnruh effect Casimir–Polder forces vacuum fluctuationsAtomPhysics::Atomic and Molecular ClusterssymbolsPhysics::Accelerator PhysicsPhysics::Atomic Physicsvan der Waals forceAtomic physicsQuantum Physics (quant-ph)QuantumMathematical Physicsdescription
We review some quantum electrodynamical effects related to the uniform acceleration of atoms in vacuum. After discussing the energy level shifts of a uniformly accelerated atom in vacuum, we investigate the atom-wall Casimir-Polder force for accelerated atoms, and the van der Waals/Casimir-Polder interaction between two accelerated atoms. The possibility of detecting the Unruh effect through these phenomena is also discussed in detail.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-04-09 | Physica Scripta |