Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Scientific paper
2004-05-19
JETP Lett. 80 (2004) 209-213; Pisma Zh.Eksp.Teor.Fiz. 80 (2004) 239-243
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
6 pages, no figures; uses revtex4; version accepted for publication; some phrasing changed; wrong coefficient corrected
Scientific paper
10.1134/1.1813673
Starting from the assumption that general relativity might be an emergent phenomenon showing up at low-energies from an underlying microscopic structure, we re-analyze the stability of a static closed Universe filled with radiation. In this scenario, it is sensible to consider the effective general-relativistic configuration as in a thermal contact with an "environment" (the role of environment can be played, for example, by the higher-dimensional bulk or by the trans-Planckian degrees of freedom). We calculate the free energy at a fixed temperature of this radiation-filled static configuration. Then, by looking at the free energy we show that the static Einstein configuration is stable under the stated condition.
Barcelo Carlos
Volovik Grigory
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