Atom-field dynamics in curved spacetime  

作　　者：Syed Masood A.S.Bukhari Li-Gang Wang 

机构地区：[1]School of Physics,Zhejiang University,Hangzhou 310027,China

出　　处：《Frontiers of physics》2024年第5期1-34,共34页物理学前沿（英文版）

基　　金：supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(Grant No.11974309);SMASB acknowledges financial support from China Scholarship Council at Zhejiang University.

摘　　要：Some aspects of atom-field interactions in curved spacetime are reviewed.Of great interest are quantum radiative and entanglement processes arising out of Rindler and black hole spacetimes,which involve the role of Hawking-Unruh and dynamical Casimir effects.Most of the discussion surrounds the radiative part of interactions.For this,we specifically reassess the conventional understandings of atomic radiative transitions and energy level shifts in curved spacetime.We also briefly outline the status quo of entanglement dynamics study in curved spacetime,and highlight literature related to some novel insights,like entanglement harvesting.On one hand,the study of the role played by spacetime curvature in quantum radiative and informational phenomena has implications for fundamental physics,notably the gravity-quantum interface.In particular,one examines the viability of the Equivalence Principle,which is at the heart of Einstein’s general theory of relativity.On the other hand,it can be instructive for manipulating quantum information and light propagation in arbitrary geometries.Some issues related to nonthermal effects of acceleration are also discussed.

关 键 词：atom-field interactions general relativity Minkowski and curved spacetime quantum field theory in curved spacetime light-matter interactions spontaneous excitations 

分 类 号：O413[理学—理论物理]