Tolman temperature once again: A derivation from gravitational surface action
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2015-09-14 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
The temperature distribution in presence of gravity, as measured by a local observer, is given by the Tolman expression. Here I derive the same only from the Gibbon's-Hawking-York surface term. In this process no explicit use of Einstein's equations of motion is done. Therefore, the present one is an off-shell analysis. Finally I discuss the importance and various implications of the derivation.
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@article{arxiv.1509.03422,
title = {Tolman temperature once again: A derivation from gravitational surface action},
author = {Bibhas Ranjan Majhi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1509.03422},
year = {2015}
}
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