Non-linear effective field theory simulators in two-fluid interfaces

Abstract

Analogue gravity offers an approach for testing the universality and robustness of quantum field theories in curved spacetimes and validating them using down-to-earth, laboratory-based experiments. Fluid interfaces are a promising framework for creating these gravity simulators and have successfully replicated phenomena such as Hawking radiation and black hole superradiance. Recent work has shown that hydrodynamical instabilities on the interface between two fluids can capture features of the post-inflationary thermalisation of the Early Universe. In this study, we extend fluid dynamics methods to develop an effective field theory for the interface between two fluids, demonstrating the equivalence between the governing equations and a relativistic scalar field in an analogue spacetime. We also show that the interfacial height field serves as the analogue relativistic field even in a nonlinear, interacting field theory. We propose that these mathematical equivalences can be extrapolated to probe regimes where calculations are challenging or impractical. Our work provides a new framework for simulating far-from-equilibrium cosmological and gravitational scenarios in the laboratory.

arXiv comment17 pages, contribution to the proceedings of the "Avenues of Quantum Field Theory in Curved Space-time" conference, Genova, September 2022

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