Detectors, Reference Frames, and Time

• Main Author: Smith, Alexander R. H. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Gravitation.; Cosmology.; Mathematical physics.; Quantum field theory.; String theory.; Quantum physics.; Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory.; Mathematical Physics.; Quantum Field Theories, String Theory.; Quantum Physics.

This thesis uses the tools of quantum information science to uncover fascinating new insights about the intersection of quantum theory and relativity. It is divided into three self-contained parts, the first of which employs detector models to investigate how the information content of quantum field...