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Revisiting induced gravity in scalar-tensor thermodynamics

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2026-01-27 v1 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

Induced gravity, defined as a globally scale-invariant ``first-generation'' scalar-tensor theory, is investigated within the framework of the thermodynamics of modified gravity theories. The ``temperature of gravity'' and its evolution equation are derived for this model, and the resulting expressions are used to analyse General-Relativity equilibrium states and to investigate the possible existence of an attractor mechanism toward Einstein's theory with a cosmological constant.

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@article{arxiv.2601.17398,
  title  = {Revisiting induced gravity in scalar-tensor thermodynamics},
  author = {Andrea Giusti},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.17398},
  year   = {2026}
}

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5 pages, no figures

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