Abstract
We analyze spacetimes with horizons and study the thermodynamic aspects of causal horizons, suggesting that the resemblance between gravitational and thermodynamic systems has a deeper quantum mechanical origin. We find that the observer dependence of such horizons is a direct consequence of associating a temperature and entropy to a spacetime. The geometrical picture of a horizon acting as a one-way membrane for information flow can be accepted as a natural interpretation of assigning a quantum field theory to a spacetime with boundary, ultimately leading to a close connection with thermodynamics.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2290-2300 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Journal of Applied Mathematics and Physics |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | 12 |
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| Publication status | Published - Dec 2016 |
Bibliographical note
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- Black Hole Entropy
- Causal Horizon
- Black Hole Horizon
- Black Hole Thermodynamics
- Rindler Spacetime
- Rindler Horizon
- Quantum Gravity
- Thermodynamics of Spacetime