Dark entropy

作者:Hammond Richard T*; Pilling Terry
来源:Physics Essays, 2011, 24(2): 196-199.
DOI:10.4006/1.3565950

摘要

We examine the consequences of a universe with a nonconstant cosmological term in Einstein's equations and find that the Bianchi identities reduce to the something analogous first law of thermodynamics when cosmological term is identified as being proportional to the entropy density of the universe. This means that gravitating dark energy can be viewed as entropy, but more, the holographic principle along with the known expansion of the universe indicates that the entropy of the universe is growing with time and this leads to a cosmic repulsion that also grows with time. Direct implications of this result are calculated and shown to be in good accord with recent observational data.

  • 出版日期2011-6