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Unruh effect: a standalone construct

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Quantum physics

the prediction that an accelerating observer finds empty space filled with a warm bath of particles at a temperature proportional to the acceleration.

In quantum physics, Unruh effect refers to the prediction that an accelerating observer finds empty space filled with a warm bath of particles at a temperature proportional to the acceleration. This meaning comes from Unruh (1976) in Physical Review D.[1]

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References

Unruh, W. G. (1976). Notes on black-hole evaporation. Physical Review D, 14(4), 870-892. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.14.870

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