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arXiv:1102.2107

Thermal state on a cylindrical spacetime

L. Ortíz

Published Feb 10, 2011• 0 citations
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Abstract

We proof that if we have a thermal equilibrium state on Minkowski spacetime in two dimensions then we have a thermal equilibrium state on the cylindrical spacetime obtained from this Minkowski spacetime by making 2π-periodic the spatial direction. We perform this by using the algebraic approach to Quantum Field Theory.
DOI
10.48550/arxiv.1102.2107

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