Light clocks in strong gravitational fields

Details Light clocks in strong gravitational fields Light clocks in strong gravitational fields

2009-02-11

arxiv.org/abs/0902.1811v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

11 pages, 1 figure

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We argue that the time measured by a light clock operating with photons rather than classical light requires a refinement of the standard clock postulate in general relativity. In the presence of a gravitational field, already the one-loop quantum corrections to classical Maxwell theory affect light propagation and the construction of observers' frames of reference. Carefully taking into account these kinematic effects, a concise geometric expression for the time shown by a light clock is obtained. This result has far-reaching implications for physics in strong gravitational fields.

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