Horizon Radiation

Horizon Radiation

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Physics, Science

11th Grade - University

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The video explores quantum field theory, focusing on how particles can be created and destroyed during interactions. It discusses the observer-dependent nature of particles and vacua, especially near horizons like black holes. The video explains the basics of quantum field theory, including momentum space and field operators, and how horizons affect quantum fields, leading to phenomena like Hawking radiation and the Unruh effect.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does quantum field theory suggest about particles during interactions?

Particles remain unchanged.

Particles can be created and destroyed.

Particles only change speed.

Particles become invisible.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a key feature of both special and general relativity?

They are observer-independent.

They negate the laws of physics.

They are observer-dependent.

They only apply to black holes.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are Hawking radiation and the Unruh effect examples of?

Newtonian physics

Observer-independent phenomena

Observer-dependent vacua

Classical mechanics

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In quantum field theory, what represents a particle?

A static point

An oscillation in a field

A wave function

A fixed momentum

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What mathematical tool helps simplify the equations in quantum field theory?

Differential calculus

Fourier transforms

Matrix algebra

Vector analysis

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How can a single particle be described in momentum space?

As a single momentum mode

As a single localized point

As infinite unlocalized oscillations

As a static wave

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the role of the field operator in quantum field theory?

To create and annihilate particles

To measure particle speed

To define particle mass

To calculate energy levels

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