3.4 Going further
To further complicate the history, there is large body of work for which analogue spacetime ideas provide
part of the background gestalt, even if the specific connection may sometimes be somewhat tenuous. Among
such articles we mention:
- Analogue-based “geometrical” interpretations of pseudo-momentum, Iordanskii forces, Magnus
forces, and the acoustic Aharanov-Bohm effect [133, 365, 366, 367, 368, 408].
- An analogue-inspired interpretation of the Kerr spacetime [157].
- The use of analogies to clarify the Newtonian limit of general relativity [373], to provide
heuristics for motivating interest in specific spacetimes [320, 395], and to discuss a simple
interpretation of the notion of a horizon [287].
- Discrete [359] and non-commutative [81
] spacetimes partially influenced and flavoured by
analogue ideas.
- Analogue-based hints on how to implement “double special relativity” (DSR) [215
, 216
, 217
,
370], and a cautionary analysis of why this might be difficult [346].
- Possible black-hole phase transitions placed in an analogue context [364
].
- Cosmological structure formation viewed as noise amplification [351].
- Modified inflationary scenarios [81, 83].
- Discussions of unusual topology, “acoustic wormholes”, and unusual temporal structure [270,
272, 313, 357
, 358
, 433].
- Analogue models based on plasmon physics [357, 358].
- Abstract quantum field theoretic considerations of the Unruh effect [428
].
- Numerous suggestions regarding possible trans-Planckian physics [7, 29, 69, 74, 75, 171,
262, 322
, 371
].
- Numerous suggestions regarding a minimum length in quantum gravity [32, 35, 49, 85, 135,
175, 176, 215, 216, 217, 243, 245, 244
, 355
].
- Standard quantum field theory physics reformulated in the light of analogue models [4, 5, 117,
127, 238, 239, 240, 241
, 248
, 285, 286, 295, 294, 296
, 301, 314, 428].
- Standard general relativity supplemented with analogue viewpoints and insights [212, 225,
248].
- The discussion of, and argument for, a possible reassessment of fundamental features of
quantum physics and general relativity [6, 152, 206, 226, 241, 297, 328, 335].
- Non-standard viewpoints on quantum physics and general relativity [93, 174, 290, 324, 323,
336, 337, 338, 339].
- Soliton physics [302], defect physics [246], and the Fizeau effect [271], presented with an
analogue flavour.
- Analogue-inspired models of black hole accretion [315, 316].
- Cosmological horizons from an analogue spacetime perspective [146].
- Analogue-inspired insights into renormalization group flow [60].
- An analysis of “wave catastrophes” inspired by analogue models [210].
- Improved numerical techniques for handling wave equations [426], and analytic techniques for
handling wave tails [37], partially based on analogue ideas.
From the above the reader can easily appreciate the broad interest in, and wide applicability of,
analogue spacetime models.
There is not much more that we can usefully say here. We have doubtless missed some articles of
historical importance, but with a good library or a fast internet connection the reader will be in as good a
position as we are to find any additional historical articles.