The Smeared Null Energy Condition

Abstract We propose a new bound on a weighted average of the null energy along a finite portion of a null geodesic: the Smeared Null Energy Condition (SNEC). We believe our bound is valid on scales small compared to the radius of curvature in any quantum field theory that is consistently coupled to...

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Main Authors:	Ben Freivogel, Dimitrios Krommydas
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	SpringerOpen 2018-12-01
Series:	Journal of High Energy Physics
Subjects:	Field Theories in Higher Dimensions Spacetime Singularities Classical Theories of Gravity
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/JHEP12(2018)067

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spelling	doaj-aa18d55e62534e0cb37024df90b2aa692020-11-25T00:58:53ZengSpringerOpenJournal of High Energy Physics1029-84792018-12-0120181212910.1007/JHEP12(2018)067The Smeared Null Energy ConditionBen Freivogel0Dimitrios Krommydas1ITFA and GRAPPA, Universiteit van AmsterdamITFA and GRAPPA, Universiteit van AmsterdamAbstract We propose a new bound on a weighted average of the null energy along a finite portion of a null geodesic: the Smeared Null Energy Condition (SNEC). We believe our bound is valid on scales small compared to the radius of curvature in any quantum field theory that is consistently coupled to gravity. If correct, our bound implies that regions of negative energy density are never strongly gravitating, and that isolated regions of negative energy are forbidden.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/JHEP12(2018)067Field Theories in Higher DimensionsSpacetime SingularitiesClassical Theories of Gravity
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title	The Smeared Null Energy Condition
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series	Journal of High Energy Physics
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publishDate	2018-12-01
description	Abstract We propose a new bound on a weighted average of the null energy along a finite portion of a null geodesic: the Smeared Null Energy Condition (SNEC). We believe our bound is valid on scales small compared to the radius of curvature in any quantum field theory that is consistently coupled to gravity. If correct, our bound implies that regions of negative energy density are never strongly gravitating, and that isolated regions of negative energy are forbidden.
topic	Field Theories in Higher Dimensions Spacetime Singularities Classical Theories of Gravity
url	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/JHEP12(2018)067
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The Smeared Null Energy Condition

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