Coulomb force as an entropic force

Journal Article · Sat May 15 04:00:00 EDT 2010 · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVD.81.104045· OSTI ID:21409757

Tower, Wang ^[1]

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1. Center for High-Energy Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871 (China)

Motivated by Verlinde's theory of entropic gravity, we give a tentative explanation to the Coulomb's law with an entropic force. When trying to do this, we find the equipartition rule should be extended to charges and the concept of temperature should be reinterpreted. If one accepts the holographic principle as well as our generalizations and reinterpretations, then Coulomb's law, the Poisson equation, and the Maxwell equations can be derived smoothly. Our attempt can be regarded as a new way to unify the electromagnetic force with gravity, from the entropic origin. Possibly some of our postulates are related to the D-brane picture of black hole thermodynamics.

• OSTI ID: 21409757
• Journal Information: Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Journal Name: Physical Review. D, Particles Fields Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 81; ISSN PRVDAQ; ISSN 0556-2821
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS
BLACK HOLES
BRANES
COULOMB FIELD
D-BRANES
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
ELECTRIC FIELDS
ENTROPY
EQUATIONS
GRAVITATION
MAXWELL EQUATIONS
PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
POISSON EQUATION
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
THERMODYNAMICS