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arXiv:1003.4464 (hep-th)
[Submitted on 23 Mar 2010 (v1), last revised 10 May 2012 (this version, v4)]

Title:On the Origin of Entropic Gravity and Inertia

Authors:Jae-Weon Lee
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Abstract:It was recently suggested that quantum field theory is not fundamental but emerges from the loss of phase space information about matter crossing causal horizons. Possible connections between this formalism and Verlinde's entropic gravity and Jacobson's thermodynamic gravity are proposed.
The holographic screen in Verlinde's formalism can be identified as local Rindler horizons and its entropy as that of the bulk fields beyond the horizons.
This naturally resolves some issues on entropic gravity.
The quantum fluctuation of the fields is the origin of the thermodynamic nature of entropic gravity.
It is also suggested that inertia is related to dragging
Rindler horizons.
Comments: 9 pages, revtex4-1, 3 figures, accepted for publication in Foundations of Physics
Subjects: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th); General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc); Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
Cite as: arXiv:1003.4464 [hep-th]
  (or arXiv:1003.4464v4 [hep-th] for this version)
  https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.1003.4464
Journal reference: Foundations of Physics September 2012, Volume 42, Issue 9, pp 1153-1164
Related DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10701-012-9660-x

Submission history

From: Jae-Weon Lee Prof. [view email]
[v1] Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:00:13 UTC (123 KB)
[v2] Tue, 30 Mar 2010 07:35:41 UTC (123 KB)
[v3] Mon, 8 Aug 2011 17:18:05 UTC (127 KB)
[v4] Thu, 10 May 2012 14:08:59 UTC (130 KB)
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