Statistical mechanics of the vacuum
Statistical Mechanics
2015-06-03 v2 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Chaotic Dynamics
Abstract
The vacuum is full of virtual particles which exist for short moments of time. In this paper we construct a chaotic model of vacuum fluctuations associated with a fundamental entropic field that generates an arrow of time. The dynamics can be physically interpreted in terms of fluctuating virtual momenta. This model leads to a generalized statistical mechanics that distinguishes fundamental constants of nature.
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@article{arxiv.1112.1583,
title = {Statistical mechanics of the vacuum},
author = {Christian Beck},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1112.1583},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
17 pages, 1 figure. Replaced by final version to appear in Mod. Phys. Lett. B. Conclusion extended, some further references added