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

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DOI10.1016/J.PHYSLETB.2007.07.021zbMATH Open1248.83024arXivgr-qc/0701002OpenAlexW2097203242MaRDI QIDQ713599FDOQ713599


Authors: D. Kharzeev Edit this on Wikidata


Publication date: 18 October 2012

Published in: Physics Letters B (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: There 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.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0701002




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