Comment on ‘Ideal clocks—a convenient fiction’
Abstract
Abstract We correct a subtle oversight in equation (19) of Lorek et al (2015 Class. Quantum Grav. 32 175003) concerning the decay probability of a uniformly accelerated quantum clock. The original expression included an unphysical cross-wedge term ( | γ ¯ K 1 | 2 ) violating the spatial separation of Rindler wedges. We derive the corrected decay probability using the paper’s Rindler conformal coordinates ( τ , ξ ) , retaining only causally consistent thermal terms, and discuss implications for relativistic clock models.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Black Holes and Theoretical Physics
Relativity and Gravitational Theory
Quantum Electrodynamics and Casimir Effect
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Classical and Quantum Gravity
- Volume
- 43
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 068001–068001
- Publication date
- 5 February 2026