Energy Distributions of the Szekeres Universes in Teleparallel Gravity

In order to evaluate the energy distribution (due to matter and fields including gravitation) associated with a space-time model of Szekeres class I and II metrics, we consider the Einstein, Bergmann–Thomson and Landau–Lifshitz energy definitions in the teleparallel gravity (the tetrad theory of gravitation (TG)). We have found that Einstein and Bergmann–Thomson energy distributions give the same results, Landau–Lifshitz distribution is disagree in TG with these definitions. These results are the same as a previous works of Aygün et al., they investigated the same problem by using Einstein, Bergmann–Thomson, Landau–Lifshitz (LL) and Møller energy-momentum complexes in GR. However, both GR and TG are equivalent theories that is the energy densities are the same using different energy-momentum complexes in both theories. Also, our results are support the Cooperstock’s hypothesis.     

Hawking Radiation in Trace Anomaly Free Frames

We have used the results of renormalization of a two-dimensional quantum stress-tensor to develop a conformally invariant dynamical model. The model requires the consideration of those conformal frames in which there exists a correspondence between the trace anomaly and a cosmological constant. We apply this model to a two-dimensional Schwarzschild (-de Sitter) spacetime to show that in these conformal frames one may achieve Hawking radiation without recourse to the trace anomaly.     

The Momentum Four-Vector in Brans–Dicke Wormholes

In this work, in order to compute energy and momentum distributions (due to matter plus fields including gravitation) associated with the Brans–Dicke wormhole solutions we consider Møller’s energy-momentum complexes both in general relativity and the teleparallel gravity, and the Einstein energy-momentum formulation in general relativity. We find exactly the same energy and momentum in three of the formulations. The results obtained in teleparallel gravity is also independent of the teleparallel dimensionless coupling parameter, which means that it is valid not only in the teleparallel equivalent of general relativity, but also in any teleparallel model. Furthermore, our results also sustains (a) the importance of the energy-momentum definitions in the evaluation of the energy distribution of a given spacetime and (b) the viewpoint of Lessner that the Møller energy-momentum complex is a powerful concept of energy and momentum. (c) The results calculated supports the hypothesis by Cooperstock that the energy is confined to the region of non-vanishing energy-momentum tensor of matter and all non-gravitational fields.     

Scattering of Hawking photons as a barrier to particle absorption by black holes

Electromagnetic scattering interactions between photons emanating from a Schwarzschild black hole and an incident charged particle should generate a repulsive force between the particle and black hole. The net scattering cross-section is calculated here as a function of the mass M of the black hole and the mass m of the particle for scenarios in which the particle is point-like and initially stationary, with proper energy ε=m, at some location far from the black hole. It follows from comparing the repulsive scattering force to the corresponding gravitational force that, in order for the particle to be drawn to the black hole, ε/Tbh must be greater than a certain lower bound that is of the order ¹⁰−3 for spin-1/2 or spin-0 particles with unit-charge. Although the scattering restriction is weaker than the requirement ε/Tbh?1 obtained independently from field-theoretic and thermodynamic treatments, the recurrence of a lower bound on the Boltzmann factor ε/Tbh in limitations on particle absorption suggests a physical unity whose nature is fundamentally thermodynamic.     

Energy Momentum of Marder Universe in Teleparallel Gravity

In order to evaluate the energy distribution (due to matter and fields including gravitation) associated with a space-time model of cylindrically-symmetric Marder universe, we consider the Møller, Einstein, Bergmann–Thomson and Landau–Lifshitz energy and momentum definitions in the teleparallel gravity (TG). The energy-momentum distributions are found to be zero. These results are the same as a previous works of Aygün et al., they investigated the same problem in general relativity (GR) by using the Einstein, Møller, Bergmann–Thomson, Landau–Lifshitz (LL), Papapetrou, Qadir–Sharif and Weinberg’s definitions. These results support the viewpoints of Banerjee–Sen, Xulu, Radinschi and Aydo?du–Salt?. Another point is that our study agree with previous works of Cooperstock–Israelit, Rosen, Johri et al. This paper indicates an important point that these energy-momentum definitions agree with each other not only in general relativity but also in teleparallel gravity. It is also independent of the teleparallel dimensionless coupling constants, which means that it is valid not only in the teleparallel equivalent of general relativity, but also in any teleparallel model.     

Hawking radiation from dilaton gravity in 1 + 1 dimensions: a pedagogical review

Hawking radiation in d = 4 is regarded as a well understood quantum theoretical feature of Black Holes or of other geometric backgrounds with an event horizon. On the other hand, the dilaton theory, emerging after spherical reduction, and generalized dilaton theories only during the last years became the subject of numerous studies which unveiled a surprisingly difficult situation. Recently we have found some solution to the problem of Hawking flux in spherically reduced gravity which has the merit of using a minimal input. It leads to exact cancellation of negative contributions to this radiative flux, encountered in other approaches at infinity, so that our result asymptotically coincides with the one of minimally coupled scalars. The use of an integrated action is avoided — although we have been able to present also that quantity in a closed expression. This short review also summarizes and critically discusses recent activities in this field, including the problem of “conformal frames” for the background and questions which seem to be open in our own approach as well as in others.     

Questioning the Recent Observation of Quantum Hawking Radiation

A recent article [J. Steinhauer, Nat. Phys. 2016 , 12, 959] has reported the observation of quantum Hawking radiation and its entanglement in an analogue black hole. Here, the published evidence, its consistency with theoretical bounds, and the statistical significance of the results are analyzed. The analysis raises severe doubts on the observation of Hawking radiation.     

黑洞的Hawking辐射

运用Damour-Ruffini方法研究黑洞的Hawking辐射.在保持时空中总能量守恒的条件下,考虑辐射粒子对时空的反作用后,得到了黑洞视界处粒子出射率与Bekenstein-Hawking熵有关,辐射谱不再是严格的纯热谱.所得结果与他人的工作一致,且满足量子力学的幺正性原理. 关键词： Damour-Ruffini方法 Hawking辐射 能量守恒     

Conformal Hamiltonian dynamics of general relativity

The General Relativity formulated with the aid of the spin connection coefficients is considered in the finite space geometry of similarity with the Dirac scalar dilaton. We show that the redshift evolution of the General Relativity describes the vacuum creation of the matter in the empty Universe at the electroweak epoch and the dilaton vacuum energy plays a role of the dark energy.     

The membrane picture of Hawking radiation

The effect of a black hole on the classical physics of exterior electromagnetic fields can be expressed by replacing the black hole by a conducting membrane. We show that when we introduce quantum mechanics the currents in this membrane must also satisfy a quantum Langevin equation and that this, together with the nonzero transmission coefficient for the potential barrier around the hole in the membrane picture, gives rise to the Hawking radiation.     

Relevance of the weak equivalence principle and experiments to test it: Lessons from the past and improvements expected in space

Tests of the Weak Equivalence Principle (WEP) probe the foundations of physics. Ever since Galileo in the early 1600s, WEP tests have attracted some of the best experimentalists of any time. Progress has come in bursts, each stimulated by the introduction of a new technique: the torsion balance, signal modulation by Earth rotation, the rotating torsion balance. Tests for various materials in the field of the Earth and the Sun have found no violation to the level of about 1 part in 10¹³. A different technique, Lunar Laser Ranging (LLR), has reached comparable precision. Today, both laboratory tests and LLR have reached a point when improving by a factor of 10 is extremely hard. The promise of another quantum leap in precision rests on experiments performed in low Earth orbit. The Microscope satellite, launched in April 2016 and currently taking data, aims to test WEP in the field of Earth to ${10}^{?15}$, a 100-fold improvement possible thanks to a driving signal in orbit almost 500 times stronger than for torsion balances on ground. The ‘Galileo Galilei’ (GG) experiment, by combining the advantages of space with those of the rotating torsion balance, aims at a WEP test 100 times more precise than Microscope, to ${10}^{?17}$. A quantitative comparison of the key issues in the two experiments is presented, along with recent experimental measurements relevant for GG. Early results from Microscope, reported at a conference in March 2017, show measurement performance close to the expectations and confirm the key role of rotation with the advantage (unique to space) of rotating the whole spacecraft. Any non-null result from Microscope would be a major discovery and call for urgent confirmation; with 100 times better precision GG could settle the matter and provide a deeper probe of the foundations of physics.     

Schwarzschild-de Sitter黑洞的Hawking辐射

利用延拓Damour-Ruffini方法,研究Schwarzschild-de Sitter黑洞的Hawking辐射.在保持时空中总能量守恒的条件下,考虑辐射粒子对时空的反作用和黑洞事件视界与宇宙视界的相互关联后,得到黑洞辐射谱.此辐射不再是严格的纯热谱,与黑洞事件视界和宇宙视界对应Bekenstein-Hawking熵变有关,发现其结果仍然符合幺正性原理. 关键词： Damour-Ruffini方法 Hawking辐射 能量守恒     

A New Parametrization for Tetrad Gravity

A new version of tetrad gravity in globally hyperbolic, asymptotically flat at spatial infinity spacetimes with Cauchy surfaces diffeomorphic to R ³ is obtained by using a new parametrization of arbitrary cotetrads to define a set of configurational variables to be used in the ADM metric action. Seven of the fourteen first class constraints have the form of the vanishing of canonical momenta. A comparison is made with other models of tetrad gravity and with the ADM canonical formalism for metric gravity.     

Hawking Temperature of a Static Black Hole in Harmonic Coordinates

Hawking radiation is usually studied in standard coordinates. In this paper, we calculate the Hawking temperature of a Schwarzschild black hole in harmonic coordinates, as well as that of a Reissner-Nordström black hole. The action of a scalar field near the event horizon can be formulated exactly without omitting some high-order terms. We show dimensional reduction for Hawking temperature is also valid for harmonic coordinates, and verify further that the results are independent on concrete coordinates. With the help of Lorentz transformation, our work might also serve as a basis to investigate the thermal radiation from a moving black hole.     

Addendum: Hawking Radiation of Photons in a Variable-Mass Kerr Black Hole

Hawking evaporation of photons in a variable-mass Kerr space-time is investigated by using a method of the generalized tortoise coordinate transformation. The blackbody radiant spectrum of photons displays a new spin-rotation coupling effect obviously dependent on different helicity states of photons.     

Kerr-Newman黑洞的辐射谱

运用Damour-Ruffini方法研究Kerr-Newman黑洞粒子的Hawking辐射.在保持时空中总能量,总角动量和总电荷守恒的条件下,考虑辐射粒子对时空的反作用后,得到黑洞辐射谱不再是严格的纯热谱.在该结论中,不但含有辐射粒子能量的影响项,而且含有辐射粒子角动量对黑洞角动量的影响项.所给表达式与用隧穿方法得到的表达式一致.满足量子力学的幺正性原理.