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Holography, Cosmology, and the Second Law of Thermodynamics

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters
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  1. Department of Physics, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912 (United States)
We propose that the holographic principle be replaced by the generalized second law of thermodynamics when applied to time-dependent backgrounds. For isotropic open and flat universes with a fixed equation of state, this agrees with the cosmological holographic principle proposed by Fischler and Susskind (hep-th/9806039). However, in more general situations, it does not. {copyright} {ital 1999} {ital The American Physical Society}
OSTI ID:
700986
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 25 Vol. 82; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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