Thermodynamical laws and spacetime geometry (Q2487267)
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Thermodynamical laws and spacetime geometry (English)
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19 August 2005
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The authors study conditions imposed on spacetime geometry by linear and extended thermodynamics. They examine the resulting structure of shear-free spaces with divergence-free Weyl tensor, obtaining that the kinematical and dynamical properties of spacetime are strongly restricted. Extended thermodynamics leads to a more restricted spacetime structure than linear thermodynamics. In all cases the thermodynamical considerations show the privileged role of the equation \(p=-\rho\), which can be interpreted as a cosmological constant. It appears that within thermodynamical considerations, the cosmological term is natural for almost all spacetime configurations, independently of the assumed thermodynamical theory.
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relativistic thermodynamics
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relativistic fluid
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