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Quantum fields, gravitation and thermodynamics

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The thermalisation of quantum fields by gravitational ones associated with certain event horizons, as in the Hawking-Unruh effect, is shown to be a general, model-independent consequence of the basic axioms of quantum theory, general relativity and statistical thermodynamics, closely connected with the PCT theorem.

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  • Black Hole
  • Event Horizon
  • Lorentz Boost
  • Inertial Observer
  • Uniform Acceleration

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Sewell, G.L. (1987). Quantum fields, gravitation and thermodynamics. In: Albeverio, S., Blanchard, P., Streit, L. (eds) Stochastic Processes — Mathematics and Physics II. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 1250. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0077362

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