Analog Hawking radiation can be observed in condensed matter systems.
the verdict
SUPPORTED
the evidence backs this
confidence 87/100
Multiple theoretical frameworks and recent quantum processor and fluid experiments demonstrate that analog Hawking radiation can be successfully simulated and observed in condensed matter and table-top systems.
Evidence for · 4
Analog Hawking radiation from an acoustic black hole in a flowing polariton superfluid
2012 · cited by 78
Paper [0] theoretically demonstrates signatures of analog Hawking radiation in flowing polariton superfluids.
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More for · 3
Understanding Hawking radiation from simple models of atomic Bose-Einstein condensates
2012 · cited by 10
Paper [5] shows that spontaneous phonon emission in flowing Bose-Einstein condensates serves as a condensed-matter analog of Hawking radiation.
Analog Hawking radiation from a spin-sonic horizon in a two-component Bose–Einstein condensate
2024 · cited by 3
Paper [8] identifies observable signatures of Hawking processes using spin modes in a two-component Bose-Einstein condensate.
Analog Hawking Radiation on a 156-Qubit Superconducting Quantum Processor
2026 · cited by 1
Paper [11] reports the observation of kinematic analog Hawking radiation on a superconducting quantum processor.