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Entropy, String Theory, and our World

High Energy Physics - Theory 2007-05-23 v3 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

We investigate the consequences of two assumptions for String (or M) Theory, namely that: 1) all coordinates are compact and bound by the horizon of observation, 2) the ``dynamics'' of compactification is determined by the ``second law of thermodynamics'', i.e. the principle of entropy. We discuss how this leads to a phenomenologically consistent scenario for our world, both at the elementary particle's and at the cosmological level, without any fine tuning or further ``ad hoc'' constraint.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0207195,
  title  = {Entropy, String Theory, and our World},
  author = {Andrea Gregori},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0207195},
  year   = {2007}
}

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36 pages, 1 figure, latex, misprints corrected, references added