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Publications and source records attributed to Sanchita Das.
We have developed a formalism to get the time evolution of the eigen states of Rindler Hamiltonian in momentum space. We have shown the difficulties with characteristic curves, and re-cast the time evolution equations in the form of two-dimensional Laplace equation. The solutions are obtain both in polar coordinates as well as in the Cartesian form.
In this article in a very general manner we have investigated the eigen value problem in Rindler space. We have developed the formalism in an exact form. It has been noticed that although the Hamiltonian is non-hermitian, because of the PT-symmetric nature, the eigen values are real, where P and T are the parity operator and the time reversal operator respectively. It has further been observed that the eigen energies are linearly quantized and the binding of the system increases with the increase in the strength of uniform gravitational field although its origin is purely classical.
We have studied Saha equation for photo-ionization of hydrogen atoms in partially ionized relativistic hydrogen plasma in Rindler space. Following the principle of equivalence, we have obtained the abundances of neutral hydrogen atoms, hydrogen ions and the electrons in dynamic equilibrium of the photo-ionization reaction of neutral hydrogen atoms and electron capture process by hydrogen ions (de-ionization process) and also investigated their variations with temperature of the plasma and the uniform gravitational field in the Rindler space or equivalently the uniform acceleration of the observer. Hence obtained the Saha ionization formula for partially ionized hydrogen plasma in Rindler space. It has been observed that the abundance of neutral hydrogen atoms decreases with the increase in temperature of the plasma, which is the usual picture, whereas it increases with the increases in the strength of uniform gravitational field. The second part of this observation shows that the binding of the electrons inside hydrogen atoms increases with the increase in the strength of gravitational field or equivalently an observer with very high acceleration will see less amount of ionized hydrogen atoms compared to inertial observer.
In this article we have investigated the possibility of Bose-Einstein Condensation (BEC) in a frame undergoing uniform acceleration or in other wards, in Rindler space associated with the uniformly accelerated frame. We have followed a very simple conventional technique generally used in text book level studies. It has been observed that the critical temperature for BEC increases with the increase in magnitude of acceleration of the frame. Typically the critical temperature in an accelerated frame is of the order of the Unruh temperature. Hence we have concluded that the increase in the magnitude of acceleration of the frame facilitates the formation of condensed phase.
In this article we have investigated the Thomas-Fermi model for the electron gas in Rindler space. We have found that if the uniform acceleration is along $+x$-direction, then there is $y-z$-symmetry in space. For the sake of mathematical simplicity, we have assumed two dimensional spatial structure ($x-y$) in Rindler space. It has been observed that in two dimensional spatial coordinates the electrons are distributed discontinuously but in a periodic manner in a number of rectangular strips like domain along $\pm y$-direction. Some of them are having void structure, with no electrons inside such rectangular strips, while some are filled with electrons. We call the later type domain as the normal zone. We have also given physical interpretation for such exotic type electron distribution in Rindler space.
The motion of a massive particle in Rindler space has been studied and obtained the geodesics of motion. The orbits in Rindler space are found to be quite different from that of Schwarzschild case. The paths are not like the Perihelion Precession type. Further we have set up the non-relativistic Schrodinger equation for the particle in the quantum mechanical scenario in presence of background constant gravitational field and investigated the problem of fall of the particle at the center. This problem is also treated classically. Unlike the conventional scenario, here the fall occurs at the surface of a sphere of unit radius.