Abstract
We propose that the vacuum state of a scalar field around a black hole is a modified Unruh vacuum. In () dimensions, we show that a free-faller close to such an horizon can be modeled as an inertial observer in a modified Minkowski vacuum. The modification allows for information-leaking correlations at high frequencies. Using a Gaussian detector centered at , we find that the expectation value of the number operator for a detector crossing the horizon is proportional to , implying that the free-faller will observe unbounded numbers of high-energy photons, i.e. a firewall.
- Received 26 February 2016
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.94.081502
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