Quantum Fluctuations of Mass for a Mirror in Vacuum

Details Quantum Fluctuations of Mass for a Mirror in Vacuum Quantum Fluctuations of Mass for a Mirror in Vacuum

1998-01-30

arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9801073v1

Phys.Lett. A180 (1993) 9-14

Physics

Quantum Physics

6 pages

Scientific paper

10.1016/0375-9601(93)90486-J

A mirror in vacuum is coupled to fluctuating quantum fields. As a result, its energy-momentum and mass fluctuate. We compute the correlation spectra of force and mass fluctuations for a mirror at rest in vacuum (of a scalar field in a two-dimensional space-time). The obtained expressions agree with a mass correction equal to a vacuum energy stored by the mirror. We introduce a Lagrangian model which consistently describes a scalar field coupled to a scatterer, with inertial mass being a quantum variable.

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