The Unruh Effect
Viewers like you help make PBS (Thank you 😃) . Support your local PBS Member Station here: https://to.pbs.org/DonateSPACE
Uploaded 04-04-18
Worried about black holes? Consider this: Every time you accelerate - you generate an event horizon behind you. The more you accelerate away from it the closer it gets. Don’t worry, it can never catch up to you, but the Unruh radiation it generates sure can.
You can further support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/pbsspacetime
Get your own Space Time t-shirt at http://bit.ly/1QlzoBi
Tweet at us! @pbsspacetime
Facebook: facebook.com/pbsspacetime…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.