Einstein's equations as a thermodynamic identity: The cases of stationary axisymmetric horizons and evolving spherically symmetric horizons

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dc.creatorKothawala, Dawood
dc.creatorSarkar, Sudipta
dc.creatorPadmanabhan, T.
dc.date2006-12-30
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T10:37:10Z
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dc.descriptionThere is an intriguing analogy between the gravitational dynamics of the horizons and thermodynamics. In case of general relativity, as well as for a wider class of Lanczos-Lovelock theories of gravity, it is possible to interpret the field equations near any spherically symmetric horizon as a thermodynamic identity TdS = dE + PdV. We study this approach further and generalize the results to two more generic cases within the context of general relativity: (i) stationary axis-symmetric horizons and (ii) time dependent evolving horizons. In both the cases, the near horizon structure of Einstein equations can be expressed as a thermodynamic identity under the virtual displacement of the horizon. This result demonstrates the fact that the thermodynamic interpretation of gravitational dynamics is not restricted to spherically symmetric or static horizons but is quite generic in nature and indicates a deeper connection between gravity and thermodynamics.
dc.descriptionrevtex; 6 pages; no figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0701002
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0701002
dc.identifierPhys.Lett.B652:338-342,2007
dc.identifierdoi:10.1016/j.physletb.2007.07.021
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/180289
dc.subjectGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Theory
dc.titleEinstein's equations as a thermodynamic identity: The cases of stationary axisymmetric horizons and evolving spherically symmetric horizons
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