On the Massless Vector Fields in a Rindler Space

Roberto Soldati^1,2*, Caterina Specchia³

¹Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia—Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
²Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare—Sezione di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
³Institut für Theoretische Physik, ETH Zürich, Switzerland.

DOI: 10.4236/jmp.2015.612176                

Abstract

We study the quantum theory of the mass-less vector fields on the Rindler space. We evaluate the Bogoliubov coefficients by means of a new technique based upon the use of light-front coordinates and Mellin transform. We briefly comment about the ensuing Unruh effect and its consequences.

Keywords

Rindler Space, Unruh Effect, Vector Fields, Bogoliubov Coefficients

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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