The Fulling-Davies-Unruh Effect is Mandatory: The Proton's Testimony

Abstract

We discuss the decay of accelerated protons and illustrate how the Fulling-Davies-Unruh effect is indeed mandatory to maintain the consistency of standard Quantum Field Theory. The confidence level of the Fulling-Davies-Unruh effect must be the same as that of Quantum Field Theory itself.

Awarded "honorable mention" by Gravity Research Foundation in the 2002 Essay competition

References in corpus (1)

• Decay of accelerated protons and the existence of the Fulling-Davies-Unruh effect

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