Abstract
We propose the use of a superconducting transmission line formed from an array of direct-current superconducting quantum interference devices for investigating analogue Hawking radiation. Biasing the array with a space-time varying flux modifies the propagation velocity of the transmission line, leading to an effective metric with a horizon. Being a fundamentally quantum mechanical device, this setup allows for investigations of quantum effects such as backreaction and analogue space-time fluctuations on the Hawking process.
- Received 23 April 2009
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.087004
©2009 American Physical Society
Synopsis
An event on the horizon
Published 24 August 2009
Can quantum electronic devices offer an experimental system that mimics the behavior of black holes?
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