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Post-Carrollian Mechanics, Ideal Gas, and Gravity

General Physics 2025-11-11 v1

Abstract

Energy and momentum in Newtonian mechanics have the familiar relations, (E=mv2/2\mathrm{E}=mv^2/2) and (P=mv\mathbf{P}=m\mathbf{v}), derived from the non-relativistic limit of special relativity. In this study, we find the corresponding relations to formulate the so-called ``post-Carrollian mechanics'' by applying the ultra-relativistic limit to tachyon theory, resulting in (E=mc3/v\mathrm{E}={m\,c^{\,3}}/{v}) and (P=v^mc3/2v2\mathbf{P}=\mathbf{\hat{v}}\,{m\,c^{\,3}}/{2\,v^{\,2}}). Using these, we determine the energy-momentum relation and investigate the thermodynamics of an ideal gas composed of post-Carroll particles. Moreover, by applying the ultra-relativistic limit to Einstein's equations coupled to tachyon dust, we find the post-Carrollian gravitational potential. Finally, utilizing the geodesic equation, we determine the post-Carrollian gravitational field, which unlike the Newtonian case is found to be radially outward.

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@article{arxiv.2509.14330,
  title  = {Post-Carrollian Mechanics, Ideal Gas, and Gravity},
  author = {Mojtaba Najafizadeh},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2509.14330},
  year   = {2025}
}

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20 + 12 pages, 5 figures, 2 tables; published in IJMPA