Rindler wedge
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The Rindler wedge is the region of spacetime accessible to a uniformly accelerated observer in special relativity, often used to analyze horizons and thermal effects like the Unruh effect.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concept in special relativity
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spacetime region ⓘ |
| analogousTo |
exterior region of a black hole
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near-horizon region of a non-extremal black hole ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
algebraic quantum field theory
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derivations of Unruh temperature ⓘ discussions of entanglement across horizons ⓘ |
| belongsTo | causal diamond structures in spacetime ⓘ |
| causalBoundary | Rindler horizon formed by null surfaces ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | Rindler coordinates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateTime | Rindler time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definedIn | Minkowski spacetime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describes | region of spacetime accessible to a uniformly accelerated observer ⓘ |
| dimensionContext | often illustrated in 1+1 dimensional Minkowski spacetime ⓘ |
| field |
general relativity
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relativistic quantum field theory ⓘ theoretical physics ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
contains a Rindler horizon
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covers only part of Minkowski spacetime ⓘ is bounded by null lines in Minkowski spacetime ⓘ is geodesically incomplete ⓘ is not globally inertial ⓘ is static with respect to Rindler time ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
left Rindler wedge
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right Rindler wedge ⓘ |
| historicalContext | introduced in mid-20th century relativistic physics literature ⓘ |
| implies |
existence of a causal horizon for accelerated observers
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thermal spectrum of particles for uniformly accelerated detectors ⓘ |
| mathematicalForm |
subset of Minkowski spacetime defined by x > |t| in 1+1 dimensions (right wedge)
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subset of Minkowski spacetime defined by |t| < x in 1+1 dimensions (right wedge) ⓘ |
| metricForm | Rindler metric NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Wolfgang Rindler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observerDependent | yes ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Bogoliubov transformations
NERFINISHED
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Rindler horizon NERFINISHED ⓘ Unruh effect NERFINISHED ⓘ quantum field theory in curved spacetime ⓘ thermal vacuum state ⓘ uniformly accelerated observers ⓘ |
| symmetry | invariant under Lorentz boosts in one spatial direction ⓘ |
| topology | topologically equivalent to half-space in Minkowski spacetime ⓘ |
| usedFor |
modeling local physics near black hole horizons
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studying modular Hamiltonians in QFT ⓘ studying vacuum entanglement structure ⓘ |
| usedIn |
analysis of event horizons in flat spacetime
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analysis of the Unruh effect ⓘ analysis of thermal properties of quantum fields ⓘ causal structure analysis in Minkowski spacetime ⓘ |
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