Is Gravity an Entropic Force?
The remarkable connections between gravity and thermodynamics seem to imply that gravity is not fundamental but emergent, and in particular, as Verlinde suggested, gravity is probably an entropic force. In this paper, we will argue that the idea of gravity as an entropic force is debatable. It is sh...
Main Author: | Shan Gao |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2011-04-01
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Series: | Entropy |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/13/5/936/ |
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