Quantum radiation by moving mirrors
- 15 May 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review D
- Vol. 25 (10), 2569-2575
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.25.2569
Abstract
The quantum radiation of scalar particles by a moving mirror is discussed. A perturbation method is developed which allows one to calculate the radiation produced by a boundary of arbitrary shape in the nonrelativistic limit. It is applied to the case of a mirror in two-dimensional space-time and reproduces the results of Fulling and Davies. It is also applied to the case of a plane mirror in four-dimensional space-time, and a formula is obtained for the total energy radiated by an arbitrary nonrelativistic motion.Keywords
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