Light clocks in strong gravitational fields

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dc.creatorPunzi, Raffaele
dc.creatorSchuller, Frederic P.
dc.creatorWohlfarth, Mattias N. R.
dc.date2009-02-11
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:40:31Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T12:40:31Z
dc.descriptionWe argue that the time measured by a light clock operating with photons rather than classical light requires a refinement of the standard clock postulate in general relativity. In the presence of a gravitational field, already the one-loop quantum corrections to classical Maxwell theory affect light propagation and the construction of observers' frames of reference. Carefully taking into account these kinematic effects, a concise geometric expression for the time shown by a light clock is obtained. This result has far-reaching implications for physics in strong gravitational fields.
dc.description11 pages, 1 figure
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0902.1811
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0902.1811
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/219466
dc.subjectGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
dc.titleLight clocks in strong gravitational fields
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