Entropic derivation of F=ma for circular motion
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2011-09-12 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
We examine the entropic picture of Newton's second law for the case of circular motion. It is shown that one must make modifications to the derivation of F=ma due to a change in the effective Unruh temperature for circular motion. These modifications present a challenge to the entropic derivation of Newton's second law, but also open up the possibility to experimentally test and constrain this model for large centripetal accelerations.
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@article{arxiv.1103.1713,
title = {Entropic derivation of F=ma for circular motion},
author = {Michael Duncan and Ratbay Myrzakulov and Douglas Singleton},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1103.1713},
year = {2011}
}
Comments
8 pages and no figures, added discussion and references. To be published in PLB