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Quantum Inequalities and Singular Energy Densities
L. H. Ford, Michael J. Pfenning, Thomas A. Roman
There has been much recent work on quantum inequalities to constrain negative energy. These are uncertainty principle-type restrictions on the magnitude and duration of negative en…
Scalar Field Quantum Inequalities in Static Spacetimes
Michael J. Pfenning, L. H. Ford
We discuss quantum inequalities for minimally coupled scalar fields in static spacetimes. These are inequalities which place limits on the magnitude and duration of negative energy…
Quantum Field Theory in Curved Spacetime
L. H. Ford
These lectures deal with selected aspects of quantum field theory in curved spacetime including the following topics: (1) Quantization of fields on a curved background, particle cr…
Electromagnetic Vacuum Fluctuations and Electron Coherence II: Effects of Wavepacket Size
L. H. Ford
If one analyzes the effects of electromagnetic vacuum fluctuations upon an electron interference pattern in an approximation in which the electrons follow classical trajectories, a…
Cosmological and Black Hole Horizon Fluctuations
L. H. Ford, N. F. Svaiter
The quantum fluctuations of horizons in Robertson-Walker universes and in the Schwarzschild spacetime are discussed. The source of the metric fluctuations is taken to be quantum li…