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We explore the quantum superposition of boundary conditions in the context of the Poincaré patch of the two-dimensional anti–de Sitter space. Focusing on Robin (mixed) boundary conditions, we investigate the response function of the Unruh-DeWitt (UDW) detector interacting with two or more scalar fields, each respecting a different boundary condition. The role of this quantum superposition is twofold: (i) it may represent different fields propagating on the same spacetime and interacting with an UDW detector or (ii) it may describe an UDW detector on a superposition of spacetimes, each one with an inequivalent propagating field.
Authors
- Bruno S. Felipe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9107-0228)
- Elizabeth Winstanley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8964-8142)
- Claudio Dappiaggi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3315-1273)
- Karl J. Friston
Institutions
- Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) (BR)
- University of Pavia (IT)
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pavia (IT)
- University of Sheffield (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
- Published
- 2025-05-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/3nfv-lhs1
- Primary Topic
- 2D Materials and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00