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We derive a variational expression for the correlation time of physical observables in steady-state diffusive systems. As a consequence of this variational expression, we obtain lower bounds on the correlation time, which provide speed…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2023-03-24 Andreas Dechant , Jerome Garnier-Brun , Shin-ichi Sasa

We explore what restrictions may impose the second law of thermodynamics on varying speed of light theories. We find that the attractor scenario solving the flatness problem is consistent with the generalized second law at late time.

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-07 Luis P Chimento , Alejandro S Jakubi , Diego Pavon

Our aim is to investigate the thermodynamic properties of the universe bounded by the cosmological event horizon and dominated by the tachyon fluid. We give two different laws of evolution of our universe. Further, we show the first law and…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2013-10-29 Fei-Quan Tu , Yi-Xin Chen

New varying speed of light (VSL) theories as alternatives to the inflationary model of the universe are discussed and evidence for a varying speed of light reviewed. Work linked with VSL but primarily concerned with deriving Planck's black…

General Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Daniel J. Farrell , J. Dunning-Davies

We present the full thermodynamics of a fluid confined by an arbitrary external potential based on the virial expansion of the grand potential. The fluid may be classical or quantum and it is assumed that interatomic interactions are…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2008-08-13 Nadia Sandoval-Figueroa , Víctor Romero-Rochín

We consider a hypothetical possibility of the variability of light velocity with time and position in space which is derived from two natural postulates. For the consistent consideration of such variability we generalize translational…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-30 Sergey S. Stepanov

We adopt the continuum limit of a linear, isotropic, homogeneous, transparent, dispersion-negligible dielectric of refractive index $n$ and examine the consequences of the effective speed of light in a stationary dielectric, $c/n$, for…

Classical Physics · Physics 2014-04-23 Michael E. Crenshaw

Understanding current fluctuations is of fundamental importance and paves the way for the development of practical applications. According to the thermodynamic and kinetic uncertainty relations, the precision of currents can be constrained…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2022-10-06 Van Tuan Vo , Tan Van Vu , Yoshihiko Hasegawa

Thermodynamics serves as a universal means for studying physical systems from an energy perspective. In recent years, with the establishment of the field of stochastic and quantum thermodynamics, the ideas of thermodynamics have been…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2023-02-07 Tan Van Vu , Keiji Saito

The relativistic Boltzmann equation for a constant differential cross section and with periodic boundary conditions is considered. The speed of light appears as a parameter $c>c_0$ for a properly large and positive $c_0$. A local existence…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 Simone Calogero

We uncover a universal sector of relativistic fluid dynamics by taking a novel ultrarelativistic limit in which the temperature tends to zero while the flow simultaneously approaches the speed of light. In this regime, hydrodynamics becomes…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-10-01 Jay Armas , Emil Have , Gianbattista-Piero Nicosia

A recently introduced particle-based model for fluid dynamics with continuous velocities is generalized to model fluids with excluded volume effects. This is achieved through the use of biased stochastic multi-particle collisions which…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2007-05-23 Erkan Tuzel , Thomas Ihle , Daniel M. Kroll

We consider the Carrollian limit of ModMax electrodynamics, namely the limit of vanishing speed of light, for the most general, four-dimensional, duality and conformal invariant electromagnetism. The theory is parameterized by a unique real…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-11-05 Francisco Correa , Ankai Hernández , Julio Oliva

In this paper, we examine the thermodynamic features of an exotic fluid known as modified cosmic Chaplygin gas in the context of homogeneous isotropic universe model. For this purpose, the behavior of physical parameters are discussed that…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2018-10-05 M. Sharif , Sara Ashraf

The present work deals with three alternative generalized Bekenstein-Hawking formulation of thermodynamical parameters namely entropy and temperature for the universal thermodynamical system bounded by a horizon in the frame work of…

General Physics · Physics 2017-02-21 Subhajit Saha , Subenoy Chakraborty

As generally known, the speed of propagation of light in solid state bodies can be different from the speed of light in vacuum. That the mere presence of electric or magnetic fields in the vacuum can suffice to influence the speed of light,…

General Physics · Physics 2011-11-10 Claus W. Turtur

We have found exact constant solutions for the cosmological density parameter using a generalization of general relativity that incorporates a cosmic time-variation of the velocity of light in vacuum and the Newtonian gravitation constant.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Luis P. Chimento , Alejandro S. Jakubi

It is generally believed that inflationary cosmology explains the isotropy, large scale homogeneity and flatness as well as predicting the deviations from homogeneity of our universe. We show that this is not the only cosmology which can…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 J. W. Moffat

An interesting and satisfactory fluid model has been proposed in literature for the the description of relativistic electron beams. It was obtained with 14 independent variables by imposing the entropy principle and the relativity…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2008-11-26 Sebastiano Pennisi , Maria Cristina Carrisi

In this work, we have considered the Vaidya spacetime in null radiating fluid with perfect fluid in higher dimension and have found the solution for barotropic fluid. We have shown that the Einstein's field equations can be obtained from…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2012-10-04 Ujjal Debnath