Cosmological constant is a conserved charge

DOI10.1088/1361-6382/AAC39AzbMATH Open1391.83052arXiv1710.07904OpenAlexW3100733902WikidataQ129831718 ScholiaQ129831718MaRDI QIDQ3177436FDOQ3177436

Dmitry Chernyavsky, Kamal Hajian

Publication date: 25 July 2018

Published in: Classical and Quantum Gravity (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Cosmological constant can always be considered as the on-shell value of a top form in gravitational theories. The top form is field strength of a gauge field, and the theory enjoys a gauge symmetry. We show that cosmological constant is the charge of global part of the gauge symmetry, and is conserved irrespective of the dynamics of the metric and other fields. In addition, we introduce its conjugate chemical potential, and prove the generalized first law of thermodynamics which includes variation of cosmological constant as a conserved charge. We discuss how our new term in the first law is related to the volume-pressure term. In parallel with the seminal Wald entropy, this analysis suggests that pressure can also be considered as a conserved charge.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1710.07904

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zbMATH Keywords

cosmological constantblack hole thermodynamicsconserved chargethermodynamical volume

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Classical and relativistic thermodynamics (80A10) Gravitational energy and conservation laws; groups of motions (83C40) Black holes (83C57)

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