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heinz
Jun19-09, 08:30 AM
Special relativity shows that any accelerated observer
sees an event horizon. In fact, if an observer is accelerated
by a, the horizon is at distance l=c^2/a in the direction
opposite to a.

Michael_1812
Jun28-09, 05:36 PM
George,
Heintz says that "if an observer is accelerated by a, the horizon is at distance l=c^2/a in the direction opposite to a."

I am trying to understand this by looking at the picture in the Fermi-Walker section of MTW, and it is not immediately apparent. Where could I look this up?

Many thanks,
Michael

Naty1
Jun28-09, 06:23 PM
You can try Wikipedia at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event_horizon#Event_horizon_of_an_accelerated_part icle

George Jones
Jun28-09, 09:22 PM
George,
Heintz says that "if an observer is accelerated by a, the horizon is at distance l=c^2/a in the direction opposite to a."

I am trying to understand this by looking at the picture in the Fermi-Walker section of MTW, and it is not immediately apparent. Where could I look this up?

Many thanks,
Michael

Do you mean both horizon and horizon distance, or just horizon distance? MTW and I will not have the same spacetime coordinates until tomorrow.