The case for artificial black holes.
The event horizon is predicted to generate particles from the quantum vacuum, an effect that bridges three areas of physics--general relativity, quantum mechanics and thermodynamics. The quantum radiation of real black holes is too feeble to be detectable, but black-hole analogues may probe several aspects of quantum black holes. In this paper, we explain in simple terms some of the motivations behind the study of artificial black holes.
Leonhardt
Ulf
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School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, UK. ulf@st-andrews.ac.uk
Philbin
Thomas G
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