Phys. Rev. D 29, 1047–1056 (1984)What happens when an accelerating observer detects a Rindler particleReceived 14 November 1983; published in the issue dated 15 March 1984 The nature of the interaction between a quantum field and an accelerating particle detector is analyzed from the point of view of an inertial observer. It is shown in detail for the simple case of a two-level detector how absorption of a Rindler particle corresponds to emission of a Minkowski particle. Several apparently paradoxical aspects of this process related to causality and energy conservation are discussed and resolved. © 1984 The American Physical Society URL:
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