On Slow Light as a Black Hole Analogue

Details On Slow Light as a Black Hole Analogue On Slow Light as a Black Hole Analogue

2003-03-07

arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0303028v2

Phys.Rev. D68 (2003) 024008

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

14 pages RevTeX, 5 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevD.68.024008

Although slow light (electromagnetically induced transparency) would seem an ideal medium in which to institute a ``dumb hole'' (black hole analog), it suffers from a number of problems. We show that the high phase velocity in the slow light regime ensures that the system cannot be used as an analog displaying Hawking radiation. Even though an appropriately designed slow-light set-up may simulate classical features of black holes -- such as horizon, mode mixing, Bogoliubov coefficients, etc. -- it does not reproduce the related quantum effects. PACS: 04.70.Dy, 04.80.-y, 42.50.Gy, 04.60.-m.

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