Quantum energy inequalities and local covariance. I. Globally hyperbolic spacetimes

DOI10.1063/1.2212669zbMATH Open1112.81083arXivmath-ph/0602042OpenAlexW3100867652MaRDI QIDQ3441990FDOQ3441990

Authors: Christopher J. Fewster, Michael J. Pfenning 

Publication date: 16 May 2007

Published in: Journal of Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We begin a systematic study of Quantum Energy Inequalities (QEIs) in relation to local covariance. We define notions of locally covariant QEIs of both 'absolute' and 'difference' types and show that existing QEIs satisfy these conditions. Local covariance permits us to place constraints on the renormalised stress-energy tensor in one spacetime using QEIs derived in another, in subregions where the two spacetimes are isometric. This is of particular utility where one of the two spacetimes exhibits a high degree of symmetry and the QEIs are available in simple closed form. Various general applications are presented, including a priori constraints (depending only on geometric quantities) on the ground-state energy density in a static spacetime containing locally Minkowskian regions. In addition, we present a number of concrete calculations in both two and four dimensions which demonstrate the consistency of our bounds with various known ground- and thermal state energy densities. Examples considered include the Rindler and Misner spacetimes, and spacetimes with toroidal spatial sections. In this paper we confine the discussion to globally hyperbolic spacetimes; subsequent papers will also discuss spacetimes with boundary and other related issues.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/math-ph/0602042

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quantum field theory on curved space or space-time backgrounds (81T20) Quantization of the gravitational field (83C45) Applications of PDEs on manifolds (58J90)

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