Joint Theory Seminar
Speaker: Sachin Vaidya
Title: Quantum Field Theory of an Accelerated Observer in Moyal Spacetime
Host: Carlip
Room: 432
Abstract: In Minkowski space, an accelerated reference frame may be defined as one that is related to an inertial frame by a sequence of instantaneous Lorentz transformations. Such an accelerated observer sees a causal horizon, and the quantum vacuum of the inertial observer appears thermal to the accelerated observer, also known as the Unruh effect. We argue that an accelerating frame may be similarly defined (i.e. as a sequence of instantaneous Lorentz transformations) in noncommutative Moyal spacetime, and discuss the twisted quantum field theory appropriate for such an accelerated observer. Our analysis shows that there are several new features in the case of noncommutative spacetime: chiral massless fields in $(1+1)$ dimensions have a qualitatively different behavior compared to massive fields.
User:
High-Energy Seminars
Time:
9:10am-10:10am
Description:
Colloquium
Speaker: Joe Polchinski (KITP/UCSB)
Host: Nemanja Kaloper
Title: Duality and Holography
