Published February 8, 2012
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Journal article
An entropic understanding of Coulomb force
Creators
- 1. Department of Physics and Institute of Natural Sciences, Hanyang University Haedang-dong 1, Sungdong-gu, Seoul 133-791 (Korea, Republic of)
- 2. Department of Physics, POSTECH San 31, Hyoja-dong, Nam-gu, Pohang 790-784 (Korea, Republic of)
Description
Exploiting Verlinde's proposal on the entropic understanding of Newton's law, we show that Coulomb force could also be understood as an entropically emergent force (rather than as a fundamental force). We apply Kaluza-Klein idea to Verlinde's formalism to obtain Coulomb interaction in the lower dimensions. The kinematics concerning the Kaluza-Klein momenta separates the interaction due to the momentum flow from the gravitational interaction. The momentum-charge conversion relation results in the precise form of Coulomb interaction.
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/343/1/012024Additional details
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Physics. Conference Series (Online)
- Journal Volume
- 343
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- [5 p.]
- ISSN
- 1742-6596
Conference
- Title
- 7. international conference on quantum theory and symmetries
- Acronym
- QTS7
- Dates
- 7-13 Aug 2011
- Place
- Prague (Czech Republic)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 43105263
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- CONVERSION; COULOMB FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERACTIONS; ENTROPY; GRAVITATIONAL INTERACTIONS; KALUZA-KLEIN THEORY; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
- Descriptors DEC
- BASIC INTERACTIONS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; FIELD THEORIES; INTERACTIONS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; UNIFIED-FIELD THEORIES