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Quantum effects due to a moving Dirichlet point

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: We study quantum effects induced by a pointlike object that imposes Dirichlet boundary conditions along its worldline, on a real scalar field $\ensuremath{\varphi}$ in 1, 2, and 3 spatial dimensions. The boundary conditions result from the strong coupling limit of a term quadratic in the field and localized on the particle's trajectory. We discuss the renormalization issues that appear and evaluate the effective action. Special attention is paid to the case of two spatial dimensions where the coupling constant is adimensional.

Source: Physical review. D/Physical review. D.

DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.101.065014

Authors: C. D. Fosco, D. R. Junior, L. E. Oxman

Institutions: Balseiro Institute, Bariloche Atomic Centre, Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica, Universidade Federal Fluminense

Language: English

Topic: Black Holes and Theoretical Physics

Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Funders: Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica

Award: G7378882120