Thermal radiation in nonstatic curved spacetimes: Quantum mechanical path integrals and configuration space topology - art. no. 084005

Authors
Ortiz, ME Vendrell, F
Citation
Me. Ortiz et F. Vendrell, Thermal radiation in nonstatic curved spacetimes: Quantum mechanical path integrals and configuration space topology - art. no. 084005, PHYS REV D, 5908(8), 1999, pp. 4005
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW D
ISSN journal
05562821 → ACNP
Volume
5908
Issue
8
Year of publication
1999
Database
ISI
SICI code
0556-2821(19990415)5908:8<4005:TRINCS>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
A quantum mechanical path integral derivation is given of a thermal propaga tor in non-static Gui's spacetime. The thermal nature of the propagator is understood in terms of homotopically non-trivial paths in the configuration space appropriate to tortoise coordinates. The connection to thermal emiss ion from collapsing black holes is discussed. [S0556-2821(99)01106-6].