Title:
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Heat kernels and thermodynamics in Rindler space
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Author:
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Emparan García de Salazar, Roberto A.
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Other authors:
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Universitat de Barcelona |
Abstract:
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We point out that using the heat kernel on a cone to compute the first quantum correction to the entropy of Rindler space does not yield the correct temperature dependence. In order to obtain the physics at arbitrary temperature one must compute the heat kernel in a geometry with different topology (without a conical singularity). This is done in two ways, which are shown to agree with computations performed by other methods. Also, we discuss the ambiguities in the regularization procedure and their physical consequences. |
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-Termodinàmica -Teoria quàntica de camps -Partícules (Física nuclear) -Equacions d'estat -Thermodynamics -Quantum field theory -Particles (Nuclear physics) -Equations of state |
Rights:
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(c) The American Physical Society, 1995
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Document type:
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Article Article - Published version |
Published by:
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The American Physical Society
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