The Unruh Effect
PBS Space Time · Season 2018 · Episode 12
Worried about black holes? Consider this: Every time you accelerate - you generate an event horizon behind you. The more you accelerate away from it the closer it gets. Don’t worry, it can never catch up to you, but the Unruh radiation it generates sure can.
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Season
2018
Episode
12
Air Date
04/Apr/2018
Air Time
12:00
Runtime
12 min
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Worried about black holes? Consider this: Every time you accelerate - you generate an event horizon behind you. The more you accelerate away from it the closer it gets. Don’t worry, it can never catch up to you, but the Unruh radiation it generates sure can.
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