Recovering semiclassical Einstein's equation using generalized entropy
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2025-05-30 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
In this letter, we show that the Semiclassical Einstein's Field Equation can be recovered using the generalized entropy . This approach is reminiscent of non-equilibrium thermodynamics. Furthermore, contrary to the entanglement equilibrium approach of deriving the semiclassical Einstein's equation, this approach does not require any such assumptions and still recovers its correct form. Therefore, in a sense, we also show the validity of the semiclassical approximation, a crucial approach for establishing a number of important ideas such as the Hawking effect.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2404.16912,
title = {Recovering semiclassical Einstein's equation using generalized entropy},
author = {Naman Kumar},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2404.16912},
year = {2025}
}
Comments
Reformatted; added a near-equilibrium, Rindler-horizon justification for the step from Eq.(18) to Eq.(20)