The Fulling-Davies-Unruh Effect is Mandatory: The Proton’s Testimony
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We discuss the decay of accelerated protons and illustrate how the FullingDavies-Unruh effect is indeed mandatory to maintain the consistency of standard Quantum Field Theory. The confidence level of the Fulling-Davies-Unruh effect must be the same as that of Quantum Field Theory itself.
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