Published 1989 | Version v1
Journal article

Additivity of the entropies of black holes and matter

  • 1. Texas Univ., Richardson (USA)

Description

The thermodynamic equilibrium between black holes and matter is characterized theoretically, summarizing the results of Martinez and York (1989). Particular attention is given to the problem of gravitational entropy and the nature of the additivity of the entropies of black holes and matter. It is concluded that no extra gravitational entropy arises as a result of the way changes in the gravitational field are produced by static minimally coupled matter, and that black-hole entropy adds directly to the entropy of matter when the two are in thermal equilibrium. The validity of interpreting S(BH) as entropy in the standard sense of statistical thermodynamics is confirmed. 11 refs

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Journal Volume
571
Series
Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci.
Journal Page Range
336-343
ISSN
0077-8923
CODEN
ANYAA

Conference

Title
14. Texas symposium on relativistic astrophysics.
Dates
11-16 Dec 1988.
Place
Dallas, TX (USA).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
22006592
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY; S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
BLACK HOLES; EINSTEIN FIELD EQUATIONS; ENTROPY; GENERAL RELATIVITY THEORY; GRAVITATIONAL FIELDS; INTERGALACTIC SPACE; LTE; MATTER; NONLUMINOUS MATTER; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
Descriptors DEC
EQUATIONS; EQUILIBRIUM; FIELD EQUATIONS; FIELD THEORIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SPACE

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-881268--.