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Unruh effect

Unruh effect noun: a theoretical prediction in quantum field theory that an observer who is uniformly accelerating through empty space will perceive a thermal bath.

Noun

Unruh effect (plural Unruh effects)

  1. A theoretical prediction in quantum field theory that an observer who is uniformly accelerating through empty space will perceive a thermal bath.

Forms of Unruh effect

pluralUnruh effects

Origin of Unruh effect

Named after W. G. Unruh who described the effect in 1976.

Questions about Unruh effect

What does Unruh effect mean?
Unruh effect means a theoretical prediction in quantum field theory that an observer who is uniformly accelerating through empty space will perceive a thermal bath.
What part of speech is Unruh effect?
Unruh effect is a noun.
What is the plural of Unruh effect?
The plural of Unruh effect is Unruh effects.

Words near Unruh effect in the dictionary

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  2. unruggedized
  3. unrugging
  4. unrugs
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  8. Unruhs
  9. unruin
  10. unruinable
  11. unruinated

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