Classification of quantum states based on the null energy condition

DOI10.1142/S0217732321501832zbMATH Open1487.81110arXiv2109.05321MaRDI QIDQ5067282FDOQ5067282

Authors: Susobhan Mandal 

Publication date: 1 April 2022

Published in: Modern Physics Letters A (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Violation of the null energy condition plays an important role both in the general theory of relativity and quantum field theory in curved spacetimes. Over the years, it has been shown that the violation of the null energy condition leads to instability and violation of causality. In quantum field theory, violation of the energy condition also depends on the quantum states apart from the geometry of curved spacetime. Hence, the quantum effects play an important role in the violation of the null energy condition. We show that the set of all the coherent states does not violate the null energy condition. Further, we also show that under certain conditions, the null energy condition is violated either by a pure state or a mixed state. Furthermore, the dynamical violation of the null energy condition by the quantum states is also discussed here.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2109.05321

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zbMATH Keywords

coherent statescurved spacetimenull energy condition

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Spectrum, resolvent (47A10) Methods of global Riemannian geometry, including PDE methods; curvature restrictions (53C21) Coherent states (81R30) Quantum state spaces, operational and probabilistic concepts (81P16)

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