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Quantum fields, geometric fluctuations, and the structure of spacetime

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Autor(es):
Carlip, S. ; Mosna, R. A. ; Pitelli, J. P. M.
Número total de Autores: 3
Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
Fonte: PHYSICAL REVIEW D; v. 102, n. 12, p. 5-pg., 2020-12-11.
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Quantum fluctuations of the vacuum stress-energy tensor are highly non-Gaussian, and can have unexpectedly large effects on spacetime geometry. In this paper, we study a two-dimensional dilaton gravity model coupled to a conformal field, in which the distribution of vacuum fluctuations is well understood. In this model, the fluctuations of the matter field are responsible for the fluctuations of the geometry itself. By analyzing the geodesic deviation in this model, we show that a pencil of massive particles propagating on this fuzzy spacetime eventually converges and collapses. This is consistent with our earlier analysis of null geodesics in [Phys. Rev. Lett. 107, 021303 (2011)]. (AU)

Processo FAPESP: 13/09357-9 - Física e geometria do espaço-tempo
Beneficiário:Alberto Vazquez Saa
Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Temático
Processo FAPESP: 16/07057-6 - Aplicações da Teoria de Extensões Auto-Adjuntas em Gravitação Quântica
Beneficiário:João Paulo Pitelli Manoel
Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular