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Entropy of Spacelike Two-Surfaces of Spacetime

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We argue that every finite piecewise smooth spacelike two-surface of spacetime possesses an entropy which is, in natural units, one quarter of its area. However, the thermodynamical properties of a two-surface become apparent only to the observers having that two-surface as a horizon. Consequences of this result are discussed.

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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0406032,
  title  = {Entropy of Spacelike Two-Surfaces of Spacetime},
  author = {J. Makela and A. Peltola},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0406032},
  year   = {2007}
}

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