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In this work, we have considered the magnetic universe in non-linear electrodynamics. The Einstein's field equations for non-flat FRW model have been considered when the universe is filled with the matter and magnetic field only. We have…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-05-28 Tanwi Bandyopadhyay , Ujjal Debnath

Literature analyzes the way in which Newton's second law can be used when non-inertial rotating systems are used. However, the treatment of the work and energy theorem in rotating systems is not considered in textbooks. In this paper, we…

Classical Physics · Physics 2015-01-20 Diego A. Manjarres , William J. Herrera , Rodolfo A. Diaz

The law of action-reaction, considered by Ernst Mach the cornerstone of physics, is thoroughly used to derive the conservation laws of linear and angular momentum. However, the conflict between momentum conservation law and Newton's third…

Classical Physics · Physics 2019-05-10 Mario J. Pinheiro

Temperature is an outsider in the laws of motion given by Newton and Einstein and this oversight is the source of the predictions of time-reversal-invariance made by these two great systems of motion. By taking into consideration Planck's…

General Physics · Physics 2012-06-15 Randy Wayne

This paper gives a thorough critique of the foundations of quantum physics in its mainstream interpretation (i.e., treating pure states as primitives, without reference to hidden variables, and without modifications of the quantum laws).…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-04-25 Arnold Neumaier

Despite its apparent simplicity, Newtonian Mechanics contains conceptual subtleties that may cause some confusion to the deep-thinking student. These subtleties concern fundamental issues such as, e.g., the number of independent laws needed…

Classical Physics · Physics 2023-07-21 C. J. Papachristou

The theoretical maximum time variation in the electronic charge permitted by the Generalized Second Law of Thermodynamics applied to black holes radiating and accreting in the cosmic microwave background matches the measured cosmological…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2010-04-02 Jane H. MacGibbon

Using the corrected entropy-area relation motivated by the loop quantum gravity, we investigate the validity of the generalized second law of thermodynamics in the framework of modified FRW cosmology. We consider a non-flat universe filled…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2011-04-21 K. Karami , A. Sheykhi , N. Sahraei , S. Ghaffari

We propose an interpretation of the Newton's second law that is suggested by Galilean Relativity theory.

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2015-02-17 Ledo Stefanini , Giancarlo Reali

In textbooks on statistical mechanics, one finds often arguments based on classical mechanics, phase space and ergodicity in order to justify the second law of thermodynamics. However, the basic equations of motion of classical mechanics…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2014-08-28 Barbara Drossel

Interactions are explored through the observation of the dynamics of particles. On the classical level the basic underlying assumption in that scheme is that Newton's second law holds. Relaxing the validity of this axiom by, e.g., allowing…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-05-01 Claus Lämmerzahl , Patricia Rademaker

It exists a large class of systems for which the traditional notion of extensivity breaks down. From experimental examples we induce two general hypothesis concerning such systems. In the first the existence of an internal coordinate system…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2015-03-09 J-P. Badiali , A. El Kaabouchi

An interesting question to explore in physics classes is whether gravity violates the second law of thermodynamics. Standard physics textbooks provide little to no discussion of the relationship between entropy and gravity, and the same is…

General Physics · Physics 2026-05-19 Jorge Pinochet , Giorgio Sonnino

The Fluctuation Theorem describes the probability ratio of observing trajectories that satisfy or violate the second law of thermodynamics. It has been proved in a number of different ways for thermostatted deterministic nonequilibrium…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-10-31 Debra J. Searles , Denis J. Evans

The generalized second law can be used to prove a singularity theorem, by generalizing the notion of a trapped surface to quantum situations. Like Penrose's original singularity theorem, it implies that spacetime is null geodesically…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-12-07 Aron C. Wall

A methodology for deriving dual variational principles for the classical Newtonian mechanics of mass points in the presence of applied forces, interaction forces, and constraints, all with a general dependence on particle velocities and…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2024-07-02 Amit Acharya , Ambar N. Sengupta

It has been pointed out that the Newtonian second law can be tested in the very small acceleration regime by using the combined movement of the Earth and Sun around the Galactic center of mass. It has been shown that there are only two…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2010-02-17 V. A. De Lorenci , M. Faundez-Abans , J. P. Pereira

We make the elementary observation that the differential equation associated with Newton's second law $m\ddot\gamma(t)=-D V(\gamma(t))$ always has a solution for given initial conditions provided that the potential energy $V$ is semiconvex.…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-05-19 Ryan Hynd

Newton's Principia is famous for its investigations of the inverse square force law for gravity. But in this book Newton also did something that remained little-known until fairly recently. He figured out what kind of central force exerted…

Classical Physics · Physics 2026-04-29 John C. Baez

By means of the Ehrenfest's Theorem inside the context of a noncommutative Quantum Mechanics it is obtained the Newton's Second Law in noncommutative space. Considering discrete systems with infinite degrees of freedom whose dynamical…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 I. Cabrera-Carnero , L. Alejandro Correa-Borbonet , G. C. S. Valadares