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Ferreiro, A.; Navarro-Salas, J.; Pla, S. |

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The birth of gravitational particle creation: the enduring legacy of Leonard Parker's 1966 thesis |
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2026 |
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European Physical Journal H |
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Eur. Phys. J. H |
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51 |
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1 |
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4 - 13pp |
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This paper offers a historical overview of the origins and enduring significance of gravitational particle creation, a groundbreaking discovery first formulated in Leonard Parker's 1966 doctoral thesis at Harvard University. By tracing the context in which Parker developed this idea and examining its subsequent influence, the paper highlights how the concept of gravitational particle creation advanced the study of quantum field theory in curved spacetime and profoundly shaped modern cosmology, as well as the quantum theory of black holes. |
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[Ferreiro, Antonio] Univ Utrecht, Dept Math, Princetonpl 5, NL-3584 CC Utrecht, Netherlands, Email: a.e.ferreirodeaguiar@uu.nl; |
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Springer Heidelberg |
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English |
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2102-6459 |
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WOS:001705243200001 |
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