Gravitation and Thermodynamics: The Einstein Equation of State Revisited
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2010-11-11 v3
Abstract
We perform an analysis where Einstein's field equation is derived by means of very simple thermodynamical arguments. Our derivation is based on a consideration of the properties of a very small, spacelike two-plane in a uniformly accelerating motion.
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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0612078,
title = {Gravitation and Thermodynamics: The Einstein Equation of State Revisited},
author = {Jarmo Makela and Ari Peltola},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0612078},
year = {2010}
}
Comments
17 pages, 2 figures. Final version, accepted for publication in IJMPD. The paper has been re-organized, and significantly re-written, although the conclusions remain essentially the same