Published October 21, 2003 | Version v1
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A note on the thermodynamics of gravitational radiation

Creators

  • 1. Inter-University Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Post Bag 4, Ganeshkhind, Pune 411007 (India)
  • 2. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400005 (India)

Description

It is shown that linearized gravitational radiation confined in a cavity can achieve thermal equilibrium if the mean density of the radiation and the size of the cavity satisfy certain constraints

Availability note (English)

Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/0264-9381/20/4419/q32007.pdf or at the Web site for the journal Classical and Quantum Gravity (ISSN 1361-6382) http://www.iop.org/

Additional details

Identifiers

URL
http://stacks.iop.org/0264-9381/20/4419/q32007.pdf; http://www.iop.org/;
DOI
10.1088/0264-9381/20/20/307;
PII
S0264-9381(03)63289-2;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Classical and Quantum Gravity
Journal Volume
20
Journal Issue
20
Journal Page Range
p. 4419-4423
ISSN
0264-9381
CODEN
CQGRDG

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
35025118
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
BROWNIAN MOVEMENT; GRAVITATIONAL RADIATION; GRAVITATIONAL WAVES; THERMAL EQUILIBRIUM; THERMODYNAMICS
Descriptors DEC
EQUILIBRIUM; RADIATIONS